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Foodplants for Butterflies and Moths

Top Nectar Plants What would you think about if I asked you for good foodplants for butterflies and moths? Buddleja? Verbena bonariensis? Hebe? They're all great nectaring plants, and non-native to...

Foodplants for Butterflies and Moths

Top Nectar Plants What would you think about if I asked you for good foodplants for butterflies and moths? Buddleja? Verbena bonariensis? Hebe? They're all great nectaring plants, and non-native to...

Why Hedgelaying Makes a Better Hedge

Why Hedgelaying Makes a Better Hedge

Hedgelaying now seems hopelessly quaint. It's incredible to think that there would have been thousands of agricultural workers spending months and months painstakingly managing hedges with slashers and axes. The...

Why Hedgelaying Makes a Better Hedge

Hedgelaying now seems hopelessly quaint. It's incredible to think that there would have been thousands of agricultural workers spending months and months painstakingly managing hedges with slashers and axes. The...

A Little Knowledge...

I had a great weekend, brushing up my little knowledge. On Saturday I was at the mighty Bumblebee Conservation Trust's (BBCT) members' day in Cardiff, then yesterday had an equally...

A Little Knowledge...

I had a great weekend, brushing up my little knowledge. On Saturday I was at the mighty Bumblebee Conservation Trust's (BBCT) members' day in Cardiff, then yesterday had an equally...

How Not To Plant "Woodland"

There's a great and commendable enthusiasm about tree planting in the UK. We know the reasons why. Every year, especially when the floods come, people talk about the need for...

How Not To Plant "Woodland"

There's a great and commendable enthusiasm about tree planting in the UK. We know the reasons why. Every year, especially when the floods come, people talk about the need for...

How to Choose Your Apple Trees

Choosing which apple trees to buy can look confusing. Don't worry. Have a quick read before you just nip down to B&Q. Size Don't muddle up the size of the...

How to Choose Your Apple Trees

Choosing which apple trees to buy can look confusing. Don't worry. Have a quick read before you just nip down to B&Q. Size Don't muddle up the size of the...

We Are 10!

We Are 10!

Amazingly, Habitat Aid is 10 years old. It started off as what now looks like a lunatic plunge into the unknown. I'd had 30+years in the City and needed another...

We Are 10!

Amazingly, Habitat Aid is 10 years old. It started off as what now looks like a lunatic plunge into the unknown. I'd had 30+years in the City and needed another...