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. Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) and speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) were first, and this past weekend saw the arrival of several pairs of gatekeepers (Pyronia tithonus). Even as I write, there are some fluttering around the marjoram, globe thistle

849Court Hey Park, Roby Road, Knowsley, Liverpool, Merseyside0151 738 1913www.nwc.org.ukL16 3NAOpen 1 Apr-30 Sep, daily, 10am-5pm. Adults £3.50, OAPs/children (5-16) £1.75. Card not valid on event days: 9 Jun, 6-7 Jul, & 4 Aug.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,p...

862Scampston Hall, Nr Malton, North Yorkshire01944 759 111www.scampston.co.ukYO17 8NGOpen 29 Mar-27 Oct, Tue-Sun & bank hol Mon, 10am-5pm. Adults/OAPs £8, children (5-16) £4. Card not valid on Jun 9 and other event days or charity days – phone or see website for details.parking,t...

864Stewart Lane, Stillingfleet, North Yorkshire01904 728 506www.stillingfleetlodgenurseries.co.ukYO19 6HPOpen 3 Apr-27 Sep, Wed & Fri, plus 1st & 3rd Sat & Sun of each month, 1-5pm (until 7pm on 2nd Wed). Adults/OAPs £4.50, children (5-16) 50p. Card not valid on charity & event d...

691Hawkhurst Road, Hurst Green, East Sussex01580 860666www.merriments.co.ukTN19 7RAOpen 29 Mar-20 Oct, daily, 10am-5.30pm (Sun from 10.30am). Adults/OAPs £5.50, children (5-16) £2.parking,toilets,full-diabled,plants,refreshments,food-drink,shop,dogs

876Dinas Cross, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire01348 811282www.genuslocus.netSA65 9SPOpen 1 Apr-30 Sep, Wed-Sun plus bank hol Mons & following Tue, New Year’s Day and by appointment, 12 noon-6pm. Adults/OAPs £5, under-16s free. Card not valid on charity day: 19 May. parking,toilets,part...

730Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire01865 341 576www.harcourt-arboretum.ox.ac.ukOX44 9PXOpen all year: 1 Mar-30 Nov, daily, 10am-5pm (until 4pm in Nov); 1 Dec-end Feb, Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm. Adults £4.50, OAPs £3, accompanied under- 19s (in full-time education) free.parking,toilets,part...

739Waterperry, Nr Wheatley, Oxfordshire01844 339 226www.waterperrygardens.co.ukOX33 1JZOpen all year, daily, 10am-5.30pm (until 5pm 1 Nov-31 Mar). Closing dates/times vary – please check website. Adults/OAPs £6.50, under-17s free. Reduced rates Nov to mid- Feb. Card not valid: 9 ...

I seem to have created the perfect habitat for my frogs. It's not a large garden, marsh or meadow, but a tatty grow bag from last year, screened by willow edging and topped with dead foliage. It's an absolute eyesore and I hate it, but to my frogs

896Lochaline, Morvern, Argyll01967 421 288www.ardtornishgardens.co.ukPA80 5UZOpen all year, daily, 9am-6pm. Adults/OAPs £4, under-16s free.parking,toilets,part-disabled,dogs