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By Richard Jones in
Wildlife
02 January 2013
I once had a relationship-threatening close encounter with a herring gull in St James’s Park, but I gloss over that here. It is the black-headed gull that you are most likely to see far inland. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Wildlife
26 December 2012
Over the festive period, we all usually have more leftover food than usual, so make sure you offer as much as possible to your garden birds. 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 Richard Jones in
Wildlife
19 December 2012
No, it’s not quite time for hibernation yet. Just a bit of sun and all kinds of intriguing insects are out again, the most noticeable today being the froghoppers. 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 Richard Jones in
Wildlife
05 December 2012
The foxes have been busy in my garden again. I haven’t seen them recently, but they leave their tell-tale signs. Today I find they’ve been raiding the food store. 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 Richard Jones in
Wildlife
21 November 2012
Within days, two scientific reports - on British birds and ground beetles - have made national headlines because of their dire prognoses. Continue reading...
By Adam Pasco in
Wildlife
12 November 2012
Old nesting material can harbour diseases, pests and parasites, so remove all the debris and thoroughly sterilise the inside of the box with boiling water. Continue reading...
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