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-tits in our garden,over the harsh winter last year,i counted over 12 coming out of a bird-box on our house,it was so sweet,as i pulled up in my car i noticed them and just sat in my car counting and watching them...i also have a little wren [think thats what

According to this publication from Natural England,  publications.naturalengland.org.uk/file/120018 hedges shouldn't be cut from 1st March - 31st July - the bird breeding season. Apparently it is an offence to damage a nest while it is in use

i have bought a very expensive box of wild flower seeds which says sow march to june would it be ok to sow now or is it really too late??? It's too late for annuals, yes - they won't be able to flower this year, and if we get warmer weather they may

of birds roosting together in their bird boxes? Too cute! All the normal birds eating us out of house & home, only one rook will take food from my hand, could he learn to talk? he has been coming for over a year now. I have had more birds than ever during

, clouds and birds, and offers advice on the best plants to use for each style.Rooted box cuttingsOrnamental potHand shearsLoam-based compostall year roundabout an hourPot your cuttings up individually into 10cm pots, giving them a light initial trim

there be something wrong? Probably one of them was using the nest box while another just couldn't wait to lay her egg - not uncommon with young birds and also smaller 'pullet's eggs' are not uncommon  early on.  On the farm we'd pack them separately and sell them a

-east.If your local wine store doesn't have any spare crates, buy some extra timber and make one instead.Attracting wildlife and insects to your gardenBuilding a bat boxConstructing a bird boxMaking a stag beetle bucketBrowse plants that are attractive

years of enjoyment. Now is the ideal time to plant trees, so follow our step-by-step guide to giving your tree the best start.Clean out bird boxesLevel out dips in lawns with loam-based compost and oversow with grass seedClear away debris that could

This is more exactly my experience too, here in North Derbyshire. A bird I had never seen before, but very handsome.A quick scrabble for the binoculars -no its not a thrush- scan through the bird book, couldn't find it at first sweep.One phone call

it before the bird's start nesting as overgrown bushes of Lonicera Nitida are favoured nesting sites for all sorts of birds.  You could cut most of it back and leave a few older stems to take cuttings from in July or August and when they grow dig out the old