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the compost bins.  We have foxes too.      And slow worms, here in the compost bin. Amazing steephill! Gorgeous photos Kate Bats too! Although I practically X-rayed this poor bat with the flash. Not easy trying to photograph bats at night in the rain

 above ground, beetles don't usually fall in. There are folks who empty the beer and slugs onto their compost heaps every couple of days, or if they are making comfrey tea, slop it into to the mix....not sure whether thats a wise move or not! I  hate slugs

! The noises they make are really annoying and trying to keep them away from nests is a real trial - it's as if they taunt me. We have a friend who uses a magpie trap, but we are still waiting for a loan of this trap. Magpies are very territorial, and although

. the bottom one had a bit of soil/multipurpose compost in and I added kitchen waste to the top one. A bit like a wormery (i think there may have been a couple of worms tho I've no idea where they came from). It wasn't very well thought out I'm afraid

your life easier in the long run. Also, I would advise you not to put those perennial weeds on your compost bin. Get rid of them some other way (we burn ours).Good luck Surplus lettuce (and other salad) leaves? They make excellent "spinach". Steamed

called a pond til now, and our compost heap.) ME TO,I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW T GET THE GREAT-CRESTED NEWTS BACK INTO MY GARDEN,AS MANY YEARS AGO THEY WERE IN OUR AREA.I HAVE LOADS OF FROGS,TOADS AND PALMATE NEWTS,BUT WOULD REALLY LOVE TO KNOW IF AT ALL

large variety of bee species. I will certainly now be on guard against these wax moths to make sure they don't invest my lovely extende family!!http://higgysgardenproject.blogspot.com/Higgy Kate,Thank you so much for this fascinating, if a bit sad

great tit. It was lovely to watch - but I didn't envy her having to do her day job on top of feeding her chick!Dan Kelly - that's really sad. Badgers are known to predate bumblebee nests, especially in dry weather when the worms they usually feed on hide

months. With so little maintenance required and such vibrant colours, they make an ideal gift for somebody less able to be continually watering etc. WOW, nice to think that others enjoy this magnificent plant. I was given one the year before last at my

 my dad's digging speed getting in the holes for worms! They are sadly still rather bald in places so we have extra-insulated our henhouse to keep them cosy. We couldn't imagine the garden without them! I started 4 years ago with 2 hybrids, a gingernut