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this snow is falling outside. I hope we don't get a bitter winter, otherwise the goldcrest's recent gains might be pushed back and I'd like to see them bobbing about on my trees.

litter (which releases noxious gases as it breaks down), or if snow covers the pond and prevents the plants from photosynthesising, gases can build up in the pond and kill the frogs.ARC suggests doing the following: make a hole in the ice by leaving a pan

I got up out of my sick bed to post this, I hope you know. Our brief dusting of snow may have gone, but it was too grim and grey to go exploring in the garden after hibernating ladybirds or flat-backed millipedes. Instead, I ventured upstairs

need to do less sitting, and more cultivation. But it doesn't look too bad. I can see where the recent snow has pressed the netting down over the strawberry bed, and the canes from last year's French beans have blown over. But apart from that it doesn

oxygen under ice), or it has very little leaf litter. If there aren't sufficient oxygenating plants in the pond, or it contains too much leaf litter (which releases noxious gases as it breaks down), or snow covers the surface and prevents the plants from

Within days, two scientific reports on Britain’s wildlife have made national news headlines because of their dire prognoses. The State of the UK’s Birds 2012, produced by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, British Trust for Ornithology

are also on the rebound after the snow damage and I can see tight curled buds on the currant bushes. We're a bit pressed for time at the moment, and I just know the place will be a sea of weeds if we're not careful, and then we'll get a ticking off from

changes around the edge of global warming that are, perhaps, a more insidious threat. Bumblebees are well-adapted to cool climates, and they can happily overwinter under feet of snow, but the limiting factor on their spring foraging, during the all