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Garden birds and my Big Garden Birdwatch

By Kate Bradbury on 27/01/2011 16:01:59

This time last year I was bemoaning the lack of birds in my garden. There was little point in taking part in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch, as the only feathered visitors to my plot were pigeons (although a robin, blackbird and a pair of grey


'Grow Your Own' Week: Garden birds

By Richard Jones on 31/03/2010 11:44:58

It's Gardeners' World 'Grow Your Own' Week and I really am trying to grow my own, honest. Up at the allotment, everything's looking a bit bedraggled after the rain. The onions and garlics are looking just about OK; I'm hoping the strawberries


Nesting robins

By Kate Bradbury on 15/04/2013 17:35:28

While the growling frogs in my mum's shallow pond have gone quiet (“and who can blame them, the pond completely froze over last week”, observed my mother), a pair of robins has been busy in the garden of my mother-in-law. Despite the bad weather


Birds and bird feeders

By Pippa Greenwood on 14/02/2008 11:16:00

Garden tits and fat balls. No, I'm not about to start writing top shelf, plain brown envelope stuff, just about birds and bird feeders. I had the most horrible experience a couple of days ago, with a great tit and a fat ball. It had me in tears, so


How wildlife friendly is your garden?

By Kate Bradbury on 04/11/2011 14:19:20

You might see your garden as an isolated entity, but the local hedgehogs, frogs, birds and bees view it differently. As long as there are holes under fences for animals to get from one garden to the next, yours is just one piece in the varied jigsaw


How to make a hinged nest box

By Gardeners' World on 19/07/2011 11:52:32

-thirds of the gap, leaving an open 'window'. Simply make the front panel smaller - 12cm long rather than 17.5cm.AdamAny type of untreated wood will do - exterior grade plywood is good, but plank wood is easier to cutMore garden bird projectsBlog on feeding birds


Gardening for bats

By Kate Bradbury on 22/07/2011 16:56:22

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? Emerging from their roosts at dusk and returning by dawn, they can often go unnoticed.My partner is a huge fan of bats


The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

By Richard Jones on 25/01/2008 11:27:00

This weekend is the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch, the world's largest bird survey. In last year's Birdwatch, over 400,000 people sat for an hour and noted which species visited their gardens; six million birds were counted. The Big Garden Birdwatch


Warwick Castle

By on 11/04/2013 12:22:28

789Castle Lane, Warwick0871 265 2000www.warwick-castle.comCV34 4QUOpen all year, daily, 10am-5pm. Castle ticket (inc grounds): adults £22.80/£16.80, OAPs £16.80/£12, children (4-11) £15.60/£10.20 (summer/winter). Card valid for castle ticket only, but not valid on charity days or...


Why are the birds ignoring their food?

By Kate Bradbury on 03/12/2010 15:29:13

Last winter, when I went to great trouble to feed the birds in my garden, my offerings were largely ignored. This winter, I'm trying again, leaving seeds, chopped apples and suet pellets for ground-feeding birds such as robins, blackbirds


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