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Some of my earliest memories are of going to stay with my grandparents in Scotland. Every afternoon my grandfather would wander off to sit on a bench and feed the birds. He had a tin filled with peanuts in his waistcoat pocket, and robins and tits

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

in the trees with the birds. They are all chirping a lot lately!This week I saw the return of a Jay, haven't seen it since last summer, sometimes we get three. They are really beautiful. I have seen a black cap but not this year, never seen one before, we also

Does anyone use a humming bird feeder to help bumblebees? This year I want to grow flowers to help them (also to help with pollination) but not sure which flowers just yet, I was thinking of getting a humming bird feeder but can't seem to find where

are enjoyable. Yes, we had our first visit from the cabbage white butterfly this week. We took some photos of the presents they left us - beautiful eggs!! See them here. When do Great Tit birds begin to build their nests? I found a rooster potato that had

I have been watching Gardeners World as usual this evening and was so impressed with Wild Life Kate.   She showed a really good wild bird feeder called a super feeder which could hold three different types of wild bird seed. She purchased

So far I've only really scattered a few peanuts around, but mainly squirrels get those...and whenever I tried a sunflower shaped wire bird feeder (hanging type) all the nuts kept getting soaked and spoiled. What's the best type to use which also

pergola arch was used last year. Although I never spotted any birds visiting it, the location has clearly been successful. With honeysuckle and golden hop covering the arch, the box gets nicely camouflaged during summer, which is possibly why I didn

It's been a good year for many crops, but there have been so many critters feeding on the fruit.Most years we lose a fair few apples to the local birds. I never really mind, although it is irritating when they peck small holes in fruits, which

though. ;)Might be a good idea for those who feed the birds from feeders to make sure they sanitize feeders and watering containers as Avian Flu is really getting bad...Happy Gardening! I never buy biscuits in August but eat Sungold tomatoes off the vine