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What is this little bird please?

I spend many happy hours watching this little bird bringing home tasty treats for its young but don't know what it is. I'm not a very good twitcher but I have a garden full of birds. I assume there are two birds in which case they both look by Robot

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23/06/2012 14:34:05

by FloBear

Thoughts on Nesting Boxes

thought it would be a good time to get some boxes (our remaining cat is very old and only has three teeth so unlikely to do any damage to baby birds!). Unfortunately our neighbours two doors up now have a young tom who loves our garden (and wildlife in it by daydaisy

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05/03/2013 18:45:17

by Dovefromabove

Talkback: How to make compost

them.pamelaj the best thing to do to your garden is to dig the bits you are going to use so its not all hard work.And remove any weed roots. You can put crab apples in your compost but it would be better to let the birds eat them.pamelaj the best thing by meg.hopkins@yah

18/12/2011 20:27:12

by oldchippy

Talkback: Moths and caterpillars

their ability to disguise thmeselves too. So clever!Kate Hi Kate,with out bird's bee's and bug's our garden's would be just wild space's with nothing growing and not much to look at,It is up to us gardener's to teach people how to look after our environment by oldchippy

29/12/2011 08:30:08

by Kate Bradbury

What Hedge to plant ??

need to keep it trimmed or it grows very thick very quickly - blossoms in spring for nectar, berries in autumn for bird food and thorns all year to make it a safe haven for small birds hodong from predators and keep unwanted people out of the garden by Nick Hays

08/10/2012 21:58:06

by obelixx

Newbie requires help

it isn't Knotweed so don't worry. I would say it's Leycesteria Formosa, also known as Pheasant Berry. It's actually a very nice bush if you want one. They often seed around from other gardens as the berries are dropped by birds and they sprout by Willing2Learn

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15/04/2012 17:58:09

by Willing2Learn

Rowan Tree Propagation

I know someone here will have an answer to this, I am due to move house over the summer, only over the road into my Father-in-Law's old house, so not far, and can do most of it gradually. I have a huge rowan tree in my garden, that is like an old by Mummy Muddy Paws

06/04/2013 19:17:53

by SwissSue

Ants and My Strawberries!!!

if this is necessary too? Thank you in anticipation!! Buds_gardens2012, Ants could well be the problem but they can't cut through the skin so something else such as birds would have had to cut the skin first but as soon as its open anything could munch at it (ants by Buds_gardens2012

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03/06/2012 22:12:02

by Lalat

Talkback: Jays

I have always loved jays, they used to come into our garden when I was small but my grandparents (who lived in an annexe of our house) said they were bullies because they chased away the other birds so jays weren't very popular in our house. I by chilipops

28/11/2011 18:38:11

by Richard Jones

Talkback: Blackbirds and blackberries

I say let the birds eat the berries. Birds add so much to the garden. In fact I think I'll grow some blackberries just for the birds next year in my garden. This year has been great for young ones in my garden ive had sparrows,blue tits,great tits by Grannyanne

28/11/2011 18:36:44

by derek211244@talktalk

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