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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...

Not Great Weather for Our Garden

Spring in SomersetLooking at our garden you'd never know it was spring. It's a smidge ironic that global warming seems to have resulted in tempest and deluge in this corner...

The Wildflower Meadow And The Chicken

A chicken and a wildflower meadow don't seem a natural combination, but in fact they're a match made in heaven. Let me explain. Last year we were approached through the...

Solitary Bees and Wasps

I had an engaging day over the weekend at the Kingcombe Centre in Dorset learning about solitary bees and wasps. I knew a bit about them - particularly solitary bees...