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Green Roof Update

Green Roof Update

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...

Green Roof Update

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 Wool Carder Bee

The Wool Carder Bee

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. They're no relation to nice fluffy Common...

The Wool Carder Bee

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. They're no relation to nice fluffy Common...

Blossom, Blossom, And More Blossom!

Blossom, Blossom, And More Blossom!

You can have blossom in your garden from January to May. Here's why you want it and how you can have it!

Blossom, Blossom, And More Blossom!

You can have blossom in your garden from January to May. Here's why you want it and how you can have it!

Coping With Lockdown II: Picture This

Coping With Lockdown II: Picture This

I'm not exactly David Bailey. I've got no skill or training with a camera - more just pointand shoot. I'm very much in awe of some of my friends on...

Coping With Lockdown II: Picture This

I'm not exactly David Bailey. I've got no skill or training with a camera - more just pointand shoot. I'm very much in awe of some of my friends on...

Industrial Moonscape v. Green and Pleasant Land

Last week entomologist Liam Olds published a fascinating study on invertebrates living on colliery spoil heaps in the south Wales valleys. If you assumed this might have been a tough...

Industrial Moonscape v. Green and Pleasant Land

Last week entomologist Liam Olds published a fascinating study on invertebrates living on colliery spoil heaps in the south Wales valleys. If you assumed this might have been a tough...

What's Happening To Our Butterflies And Bees?

Insectageddon! scream the headlines. Really? And why should this be? The more bizarre claims on social media I've seen recently range from Electro Motive Force to chemtrails (again - groan)....

What's Happening To Our Butterflies And Bees?

Insectageddon! scream the headlines. Really? And why should this be? The more bizarre claims on social media I've seen recently range from Electro Motive Force to chemtrails (again - groan)....