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• Weeds and wildlife

  Posted in Wildlife by Richard Jones, 14 May 2008, 11.51AM
  

  Here's a thing. If a wild animal comes into a garden, it's wildlife. If a wild plant comes in, it's a weed. Now that seems just a bit unfair on our native flora.

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• Swifts, newts and decking

  Posted in Wildlife by Richard Jones, 07 May 2008, 11.12AM
  

  ... being an old country hand I could tell the moment I stepped out of the door that something was afoot.

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• Garden butterflies

  Posted in Wildlife by Richard Jones, 30 April 2008, 11.51AM
  

  That warm Saturday (April 26th) brought out the first butterflies of the year: holly blue, small tortoiseshell and speckled wood.

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• Sparrows in Paris

  Posted in Wildlife by Richard Jones, 23 April 2008, 09.57AM
  

  Paris, for an old school friend's birthday party. I've got a couple of hours on Sunday morning before the Eurostar home, so where better than a park to sit and watch the sights?

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• Ladybirds

  Posted in Wildlife by Adam Pasco, 21 April 2008, 12.16PM
  

  It amazes me how ladybirds survive winter outside - hibernation is an extraordinary phenomenon.

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• Godshill Model Village

  Posted in Wildlife by Richard Jones, 16 April 2008, 10.57AM
  

  We've been going to the Isle of Wight for several years now and it's a great place for the kids. It's also a great place for gardens and one of all our favourites is at the Godshill Model Village.

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• Feather-footed bee

  Posted in Wildlife by Richard Jones, 09 April 2008, 10.57AM
  

  There's something buzzing around the grape hyacinths. It's a fat, furry brown bee and it's being very animated.

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• Goldfinches, cats and children

  Posted in Wildlife by Richard Jones, 02 April 2008, 10.57AM
  

  I was very pleased to see a pair of goldfinches this morning. I'm not a birdwatcher, but even I know the unmistakable red face, white sideburns and yellow wing flash of these pretty creatures.

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