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By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
There are several spider webs amongst the ivy flowers, and some rather fat-looking and obviously overfed garden spiders... Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
Last year [...] I left my garden untouched over winter, leaving hibernating creatures snuggled under a duvet of fallen leaves and rotting stems. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
It's been a very good year for codling moths in our garden. I can't say I've seen many of the moths themselves, but it's obvious there are plenty of them. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
Like many people, I used to have mixed emotions when it came to cuckoos. My only childhood memory of them sums this up perfectly... Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
The southern oak bush-cricket is flightless, [...] so it could not possibly have flown from Southern France and Northern Italy into Surrey and Berkshire. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
It's remarkable how much life a compost bin can attract... Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
There's a mouse living in my compost bin. I first saw it one evening the other week, when I added a fresh layer of tomato side shoots and yellowing leaves. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
There, plodding through the yarrow and wild marjoram, is the biggest spider I have ever seen in Europe... Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
I'm on my way through the old city of Strasbourg, and gardens here are vanishingly small. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
It's easy to consider bees and birds when gardening - we see plenty of them if we grow the right plants - but what about bats? Continue reading...
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