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that it is a good place for a wee wildlife pond. It doesn't have to be a gurt big pond, only about a meter square, or round ! We have this in our front garden,  and it attracts a small colony of frogs, which say Bon Jour Meseurs/dames when we go out by CalB
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16/05/2013 21:01:32
by brian stoat
Slugs,Snails,Dogs & Young kids??
!!! You can get wildlife friendly slug pellets if the blue ones are a worry to you,grit or eggshells round plants,go out at after dark and you can pick off and dispose,check wet dark places where they hide in daytime You may not win the war- but you may by Squawk
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16/06/2012 17:32:17
by Squawk
Talkback: Goldfinches, cats and children
food to attract large numbers does seem to be safer. Hope that is helpful, Roy. I too spotted a pair of Goldfinch in my garden on Monday of this week. Its a first for me in my 'wildlife garden' on the North Coast of Northern Ireland. What a lovely by Roy McFarland
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28/11/2011 18:31:10
by Carol
Talkback: Dead frogs
have three-legged frogs hopping about the garden. I haven't seen any dead frogs in our newish wildlife pond but suspect there may be.We have however lost all 4 huge Koi carp that we've had for about 10 years.We've had them since they were very small by sweetpea
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28/11/2011 18:40:17
by marthaviers
Talkback: Frogspawn
lot of spawn. I was so excited, as my pond is new, that wildlife have moved in. We have had a pond in our garden in Lancashire for two years now and have increasing amounts of wildlife visiting. This year we have an extraordinary amount of frogspawn by Gail
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28/11/2011 18:31:01
by ema
Talkback: Big Butterfly Count
... :-) I have been involved in outdoor activities/work, for morethan 30 years and as a result can honestly say butterfly numbers are much lower now! The many Buddlea that I grow in various areas, usually attract the odd butterfly now, compared by Fran
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28/11/2011 18:43:58
by sungreenhouses
Talkback: Eating weeds
friends - no time to smoke. Dandelion, nettle and rocket makes a great pesto. lol, i get it Bill =) Most weeds are welcome and I always consider that "A weed is but an unloved flower" I try my best to convert others, usually unsuccessfully!The wildlife by Dave Hamilton
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28/11/2011 18:43:18
by Femina Athur
Autumn and what now?
to the hive . I am not a bee expert but I have noticed some bees spend a lot of time on our Mahonia during the winter. I had assumed that they were not honeybees as they seem to be living in a tiled wall next to the mahonia. I thought that for a wildlife by Cia
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20/09/2012 22:28:38
by carolinesmith
Talkback: Weeds and wildlife
photo you would be able to help?? Not sure if you do this service! With Regards Mrs M Lawrence Every plant has its place, isn't that the case? I leave some weeds to grow around the edge of my allotment as lots of insects are attracted to them by anon
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28/11/2011 18:31:31
by joey
Talkback: Ladybird pupae
It would be really helpful if you could show a picture of the ladybird larvae, as I also may have squashed them. I haven't seen a single ladybird in my garden this year and neither, having asked on TMF wildlife and gardening threads, have most other by Karen
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28/11/2011 18:39:11
by PiggyLou