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Blog

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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Floodplain Meadows
October 16, 2021
Floodplain meadows are a fascinating, ancient and hugely useful landscape feature. Why don't we value them more?
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It's Up To Us
September 15, 2021
We shouldn't wait for government - we need to sort this mess out ourselves.
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A Little Knowledge...
August 11, 2021
We need more experts.
- biodiversity
- fruit trees
- Habitat Aid Ltd.
- hedges
- meadows
- nature
- orchards
- Rewilding
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Dishwashers and Climate Change
July 27, 2021
It's a critical time as we build up to the COP26 summit in Glasgow and the world looks to the UK as hosts to set a world beating example in terms o...
- Climate change
- COP26
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Green Roof Update
July 22, 2021
There's a good reason we don't have stairs up to our green roof. It's one of my happy places - if I didn't have to drag my ladder out of the garage...
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Barn Owls - A Story Of Our Times
July 3, 2021
A rare venture into the world of charismatic megafauna! Experiences of the lovely barn owl.
- biodiversity
- birds
- Climate change
- farming
- gardens
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Causes To Get Behind
May 23, 2021
There are those who don't know much, those that know a lot about a little, and those that know a little about a lot. I'm firmly in the third catego...
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Sowing Wildflowers in Spring
April 12, 2021
Sowing wildflowers in spring is more common than following nature and doing it in later summer. It's increasingly looking like it might not be the best option.
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COVID-19: Lessons Learnt in Sustainability and Resilience
March 20, 2021
Without overstating it (!), some good things have come out of COVID. We've certainly learned some valuable lessons as a business, as have many othe...
- COVID-19
- Habitat Aid Ltd.
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Dirty Rivers
February 26, 2021
(Nearly) everyone loves a beaver.
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To Guard Or Not To Guard
January 29, 2021
We've planted trees for hundreds of years before the arrival of the plastic tree guard. John Evelyn didn't need them, so why do we now? Some suspec...
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Neonicotinoids And Climate Change
January 17, 2021
Neonicotinoids again. Nightmare.
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