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Designer Habitat

I'm not a very visual person. I can't see stuff jump from the paper into the real world at all. For me it's a case of trial and error, then...

Designer Habitat

I'm not a very visual person. I can't see stuff jump from the paper into the real world at all. For me it's a case of trial and error, then...

Native and non-native plants

Native and non-native plants

Today's papers reported on an RHS study which looks at "whether the geographical origin of garden plants makes a difference to the abundance and diversity of garden invertebrates." According to...

Native and non-native plants

Today's papers reported on an RHS study which looks at "whether the geographical origin of garden plants makes a difference to the abundance and diversity of garden invertebrates." According to...

Cherry Plum, Prunus cerasifera

Prunus cerasifera - Cherry plum - a lovely tough fast growing tree, suitable for most situations and great for wildlife. 

Cherry Plum, Prunus cerasifera

Prunus cerasifera - Cherry plum - a lovely tough fast growing tree, suitable for most situations and great for wildlife. 

There's No Pleasing Some People...

There's No Pleasing Some People...

What a fantastic summer we had. And it wasn't just us enjoying the sun - all sorts of other animals had a great time of it too. Invertebrates generally had...

There's No Pleasing Some People...

What a fantastic summer we had. And it wasn't just us enjoying the sun - all sorts of other animals had a great time of it too. Invertebrates generally had...

The Tree Bumblebee

The Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum, seems to be doing very nicely. They're called Tree Bumblebees as they nest above ground - in tree hollows or, more obviously, in unused bird...

The Tree Bumblebee

The Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum, seems to be doing very nicely. They're called Tree Bumblebees as they nest above ground - in tree hollows or, more obviously, in unused bird...

Bees and Pesticides

The bees and pesticides argument rages on. I won't bore you with the minutiae of the current debate on neonicotinoids, but let's just say the quality of it leaves something...

Bees and Pesticides

The bees and pesticides argument rages on. I won't bore you with the minutiae of the current debate on neonicotinoids, but let's just say the quality of it leaves something...