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Birdsfoot Trefoil

The Birdsfoot Trefoil on our green roofs is finally in flower. I first noticed it on the shed, but it's now flowering next to the Kidney Vetch on our main...

The Tortoise and The Hare

Talk about tortoise and hare. We trashed the soil so badly around our new build when sloshing around in last year's mud that it's having to undergo comprehensive restorative work....

An Empty Shell

We're getting towards the end of our house build, thank goodness. Having moved into the new house - yet to be finished - we had to demolish the old cottage....

Caring for God's Acre

Thanks to Caring for God's Acre I had a lovely trip to Wales this week. Caring for God's Acre is a charity promoting sensitive and helpful ways of looking after...

Brimstone Butterflies

Photo: Peter Eeles Brimstone butterflies are one of my favourites. I'm not a very clued up lepidopterist, but Brimstone butterflies I can ID a mile off. They're yellow - the...

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...