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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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Hedge Planting In The Wet
February 5, 2016
Hedge and copse scheme, Cambridgeshire. By my reckoning, this bare root planting season the Habitat Aid hedge elves will have planted something ...
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Flooding... Yet Again. Why Are We Ignoring Some Simple Answers?
December 8, 2015
It's not surprising that flooding is an issue much discussed hereabouts. I've blogged about it in 2013 and 2014, so hey, why not now too. It is a p...
- flooding
- trees and woodland
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Elder, Sambucus nigra
January 11, 2015
Our native Elder, Sambucus nigra, is a mysterious and fascinating plant. Is it a tree or a shrub? In the Middle Ages it was said to be the tree tha...
- trees and woodland
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Blackthorn
December 1, 2014
Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, is a really lovely plant. You don't tend to find it in towns, where its suckering tendency (it's not great in lawns) an...
- trees and woodland
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Cherry Plum, Prunus cerasifera
March 12, 2014
The cherry plum Prunus cerasifera is one of my favourite "native"* British trees. It was originally recommended to me by a local beekeeper as the e...
- bees
- trees and woodland
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When Tree Planting Sucks
November 20, 2012
Time for a rethink
- trees and woodland
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Sackcloth and Ashes
October 26, 2012
When "native" isn't native and why it matters
- trees and woodland
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Phoargh! Nice Understory...
September 11, 2012
The understory's story, chapter one
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Urban Greening
November 25, 2011
why cities need trees
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Shipton Bulbs
June 30, 2011
Not your normal nursery
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Garden Plants for Butterflies and Bees
May 26, 2010
Not the top ten list of garden plants for butterflies and bees
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In Praise of Holly
May 17, 2010
The First Day Of Summer
- trees and woodland
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Hedge Planting In The Wet

Flooding... Yet Again. Why Are We Ignoring Some Simple Answers?

Elder, Sambucus nigra

Blackthorn

Cherry Plum, Prunus cerasifera

When Tree Planting Sucks

Sackcloth and Ashes

Phoargh! Nice Understory...

Urban Greening

Shipton Bulbs

Garden Plants for Butterflies and Bees

In Praise of Holly