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By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
18 January 2013
Recently I met a very special species indeed: an orange ladybird. It was hibernating in a pine tree in my local park. What a find. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
11 January 2013
Dead wood makes a wonderful habitat in the garden, providing food and shelter for huge numbers of invertebrates including wood-boring beetles, solitary bees and woodlice. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
04 January 2013
For the last few weeks I’ve been dealing with ‘a slight rodent problem’. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Gardeners' musings
22 December 2012
There is little point in making a Christmas wreath unless you have a red front door to hand it on. I settled for hanging it on a wall, but it doesn’t really say ‘Christmas’ in the way I had hoped. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
21 December 2012
Cars and buses roared past, a squirrel buried its head in a packet of crisps, and I stood in a thicket of hawthorn and dog rose thinking “Is that… a goldcrest?” Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
14 December 2012
For Christmas this year, all my friends and relatives will be receiving bird boxes. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
07 December 2012
A friend of mine recently found a juvenile hedgehog. In addition to dicing with death in the road, ‘Killie’ the hedgehog faced another danger: winter. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Plants
28 November 2012
Walking through the park, I spotted two ash trees with withered leaves. Were they infected with ash dieback or were they just brown because it was autumn? Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
23 November 2012
This autumn I intend to add to my collection of fruiting shrubs for birds. Now we’ve hit bare-root planting season, there are bargains to be had. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Grow & eat
16 November 2012
Yesterday I made hawthorn ketchup. I was pleasantly surprised - it was tangy, rich and fruity, the perfect accompaniment to veggie sausage and chips. Continue reading...
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