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Tag Archives: wildlife gardening
The Wildlife Garden in July
July is always a lovely month in my wildlife garden and this year was no different with spotted flycatchers nesting here this summer. I was able to watch these wonderful, charismatic little birds around the garden every day with one … Continue reading
Small, Elegant Birds…….
The weather is a bit hit and miss here in South Shropshire at the moment – sometimes mild and bright and sunny and the next moment there are flurries of snow and a raw, bitter wind. Yesterday was freezing and … Continue reading
Posted in British birds, Garden Birds, Garden Wildlife, Wildlife Gardening, winter gardening
Tagged birds, garden birds, wildlife gardening
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Wild Weather Visitors…..
Everything in my Shropshire garden over the last couple of weeks has been completely dominated by water. Rain, flooding and saturated ground has made it difficult to do anything constructive outside and has severely restricted any travelling. It has though … Continue reading
Posted in British birds, British mammals, Feeding Birds, Garden Wildlife, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged treecreeper, wildlife gardening
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Winter Visitors…..
The weather is considerably cooler here now and there is a real feel of autumn in the mornings with frost on the grass and a cold wind from the west. This has meant the arrival of the winter thrushes, and … Continue reading
Posted in British birds, Fieldfare, Garden Birds, Garden Wildlife, Gardening, Uncategorized, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged birds, gardening, wildlife gardening
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Back home……
It’s holiday time, or at least it has been for the last two weeks, and I have been away in the wilds of Cornwall enjoying gardens very different from mine here in Shropshire, as well as catching up on some … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Wildlife, Vegetable Gardening, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged gardening, wildlife gardening
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Happy sheep……….
September brings lots of work in the garden, and we have been cutting our meadows as well as storing vegetables and fruit, especially apples. The poor summer weather has meant the apple crop is poor, but there are still enough … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Wildlife, Meadows, Vegetable Gardening, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged meadows, wildlife gardening
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Hungry Dragonflies…….
As the weather has warmed up (and it stopped raining!) in the last couple of weeks, the garden has been transformed. Suddenly we have masses of dragonflies including four species of colourful hawkers, plus lots of ruddy darters and other … Continue reading
Posted in Dragonflies, Garden Wildlife, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged Garden ponds, gardening, Insects, wildlife gardening
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Bunnies versus Vegetables…..
Although I appreciate all the wildlife we see in the garden here, there is the odd creature I would prefer not to have. Our previous garden in Oxfordshire was invaded by rabbits, and although we had carefully fenced them out, … Continue reading
A butterfly’s nightmare…..
With the weather continuing to be wet and cold the wildlife in the garden here is struggling. Butterflies in particular are few and far between and I am amazed that ringlets and meadow browns appear over the meadow at all. … Continue reading
Posted in Butterflies, Garden Wildlife, Gardening, Meadows, Wildflowers, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, garden birds, gardening, Insects, wildlife gardening
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Expect the unexpected………
Every garden has its daily wildlife – insects, birds or mammals that you tend to see on a regular, though seasonal, basis, and then the occasional more unusual visitor will pop up from time to time. For me the thrill … Continue reading
Posted in British birds, Feeding Birds, Garden Wildlife, Gardening, hawfinch, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged birds, garden birds, gardening, wildlife gardening
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