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By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
01 August 2012
I’ve just submitted my two online reports for this year’s Big Butterfly Count. I know, from the start, that this is going to be a good year for gatekeepers. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
18 July 2012
Ragwort is a native plant, and its biodiversity importance rests on its food-plant status for over 30 insect species. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
04 July 2012
[...] pond snails are much more delicate than their terrestrial counterparts — slimmer and more elegant. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
20 June 2012
[...] when a flock of ring-necked parakeets screech their way over the chimney pots, I may as well be looking up at a squadron of flying saucers. They are so very alien. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
06 June 2012
Sitting in the kitchen, chatting to teenage daughter before bed, she suddenly interrupted the conversation with: “That was a stag beetle, wasn’t it?” Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Grow & eat
22 May 2012
The rosemary beetle is so deliciously beautiful, how could it possibly be considered a garden pest? Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
08 May 2012
[...] as soon as the sun leaks through the cloud, I latch onto any movement in the garden. I’m relieved that, today, it’s wasps and bees. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
25 April 2012
There is a touching courtship going on around the ivy hedge; the holly blues are playing kiss chase in the sunshine. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
10 April 2012
[...] it has become a tradition of this blog that I bemoan the inadequacies of holiday cottage gardens. Well, we've outdone ourselves this time. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
27 March 2012
In the bright warm sunshine, there is a lot of love-making going on in my pond. Continue reading...
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