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By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
15 March 2013
A road near where I live is inhabited by a large colony of house sparrows, and a colony of swifts also breed there. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
13 March 2013
Sapphire Class at Ivydale Primary School are now experts on bumblebees. We did a workshop on climate change so I took in a tray of bumblebee specimens. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
11 March 2013
“I heard some growling from the shallow pond”, said the text message, from my mother. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
27 February 2013
Whenever I speak to anyone about frogs or toads, they are always slightly amazed that their pond-free garden should contain them. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
14 February 2013
I recently visited the home of Sue Kidger, a hedgehog carer from Twickenham. As far as I’m aware she’s the only hedgehog carer in the south London area. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
13 February 2013
Hardly anything is moving and the various birds are huddled against the cold; like me they all seem to be thinking “come on, spring must be along soon”. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
12 February 2013
There are quite a few moths in my garden. I love seeing them feeding on plants at night, and finding their caterpillars amongst the foliage. Continue reading...
By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
01 February 2013
Some people are very precious about trees. This is because the tree has become one of the green super-icons of the environmental movement. Continue reading...
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 Richard Jones in
Wildlife
16 January 2013
I imagine that, for most people, a compost bin is a useful source of compost. In our garden, though, the compost bin is little more than a private nature reserve. Continue reading...
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