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By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
Sunday afternoon is scooter time for me and three-year-old. So off we go down to Peckham Rye, careering into wheelie bins and unwary pedestrians as we go. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
Monday morning and a jay visited the kitchen window. I always think these are incredibly handsome birds... Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
I was in Peckham Rye Park on Monday and saw a wagtail strutting about by the small stream that runs past. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
I parked in a side street in Forest Hill last week and walking down to the Horniman Museum I noticed something odd with a small Norway maple, Acer platanoides, growing in a rather untidy hedge. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
I'm called to the end of the garden by the 10-year-old. "Daddy, is that a hornet?" she asks, pointing to a big brown insect sitting on a leaf near the swing. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
Even though it's been raining here at Gardeners' World Live, we've been on a bit of a bug hunt... Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
"So what are these things on my lavender?" said the complete stranger, plonking down a jam jar full of beetles on the table. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
... being an old country hand I could tell the moment I stepped out of the door that something was afoot. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
There's something buzzing around the grape hyacinths. It's a fat, furry brown bee and it's being very animated. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
What do you get if you chop an earthworm in half? I've been asked that question many times by small children and I always have to give them the rather unfortunate answer: mostly a dead worm. Continue reading...
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