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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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Beautiful Bulbs
October 2, 2023
It's that bulb planting time of year again... and you know you don't have enough!
- bees
- biodiversity
- bulbs
- Climate change
- meadows
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Tips To Help Your Garden Cope With Extreme Heat
July 17, 2022
Many perennials, shrubs and trees - particularly newly planted - are going to struggle in the kind of conditions we're faced with as I write - reco...
- Bare root plants
- bees
- biodiversity
- Climate change
- Drought
- flooding
- gardens
- Green roof
- hawthorn
- Heatwave
- hedges
- meadows
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Unwilding
May 28, 2022
HUGE congratulations to local garden designers Urquhart and Hunt, who won Best of Show at Chelsea this year - and at their first attempt! What fant...
- biodiversity
- fruit trees
- gardens
- hedges
- Hookgate Cottage
- meadows
- orchards
- ponds
- Rewilding
- wildflowers
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The Top Ten Flowers For Bees
January 9, 2022
I used to be guilty of blithely writing top ten lists like this. For many, bees tend to be shorthand for pollinators generally, so you might think ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Sowing Wildflower Seed Onto Grass
February 23, 2020
Preparation and seeding grass areas like lawns or pasture with wildflower seed. How to improve the chances of success!
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Wildflower Meadows in Spring
December 17, 2019
As the rain carries on lashing down I thought it might be fun to post some photos of our wildflower meadows in spring. Something to look forward t...
- meadows
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