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The first full day of our National Trust Working Holiday at Clumber Park and it was time to get out and survey. This morning we were joining regular Clumber border, Trevor, to record the birds for the BTO's Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS). This is a regular survey, undertaken on the same day by recorders around the …
Yes, you read that title correctly! Tonight I discovered something incredible in the garden: ants farming aphids. It was a chance discovery, while deadheading the oxeye daisies. Running up and down many of the plant stems were ants and on closer inspection, under the flowers, on the top section of each of these stems, were …
In the cool of the evening I wandered down to the Copse. A boardwalk runs through the trees, protecting this SSSI Ancient Woodland fragment from trampling feet, keeping a clear path through. Along the path hazel coppice drop their bows, oaks tower overhead, the light filtered through a myriad of greens onto the verdant forest …
Tonight, after the excitement of Garter Day in Windsor, we came home, I changed out of my posh frock and we got back down to turf removal and planting, to add more pollinator friendly plants to the garden. Tonight we planted cornflowers, more snapdragons and oregano, and cleared more turf ready for further planting. I …
Continue reading 30dayswild Day 15- Following a bee or three
An important act of random wildness as part of my 30dayswild was to join Buglife. I also joined the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Between us, my husband and I already support a wide range of different wildlife and animal charities, including our local Wildlife Trust, BBOWT, the RSPB, Butterfly Conservation, Kew Gardens (one of my favourite …
Continue reading 30dayswild- Saving the small things that run the planet
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