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The Habitat Aid blog is set in Somerset. The blog tries to introduce some of the issues surrounding our natural environment as understood by a non ecologist. You’ll also find some practical “how to” guides. It’s written by Nick Mann, who runs Habitat Aid. Nick is an increasingly curmudgeonly bald middle-aged bloke of familiar type.

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Neonicotinoids And Climate Change
January 17, 2021
Neonicotinoids again. Nightmare.
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Unwild
January 13, 2021
Rewilding... yes but no but.
- biodiversity
- Digressions
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What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
January 6, 2021
Changing Times This New Year more than most I've found myself reflecting on the way the world is turning. Like everyone, I suppose. We're through t...
- Bare root plants
- biodiversity
- COVID-19
- Habitat Aid Ltd.
- hedges
- lockdown
- meadows
- seeds
- wildflowers
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Interesting Times
November 15, 2020
Supply chain disruption and rising prices will pose challenges for garden centres and online plant and seed retailers.
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Disconnected
November 2, 2020
We need to re-engage people with the landscape. Here's something which might help...
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Political Mis-Steps
October 15, 2020
Nature in the UK seems to be becoming more, not less, expendable.
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Vanishing Hedgerows
September 16, 2020
Hedgerows are a critical natural asset and should be managed more carefully.
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Yellow Rattle in 2020: A story of our times
August 25, 2020
Yellow Rattle is a helpful plant in meadow making, but not the silver bullet some suggest.
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Walks With Woody
July 1, 2020
Woody is our Sealyham terrier. Goodness knows why Sealyhams fell out of favour - they're fabulous small dogs, and we love him to bits. It's fair to...
- COVID-19
- insects
- meadows
- nature
- Sealyham
- wildflowers
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The Wool Carder Bee
June 7, 2020
The Wool-carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, is one of my favourite bees. To start with, just to clear up any confusion, they're not a bumblebee. The...
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COVID-19 and Selling Plants
May 9, 2020
For many in the horticulture business the last few weeks have been a waking nightmare. Don't get me wrong - it has been fantastic to see so many pe...
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Blossom, Blossom, And More Blossom!
April 18, 2020
You can have blossom in your garden from January to May. Here's why you want it and how you can have it!
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