One pleasure we all share is the wildlife that lives on our sites.
Enjoy some sightings and reports here.
Counting Hedgehogs
The latest Gardener's World Magazine annual Hedgehog survey has reported a small increase in...
The Commons Conservators Wildlife Report
This monitoring report on the wildlife species living on our commons shows health...
More or Less in the insect world
Our allotment sites have been home to greater numbers of Red Admiral butterflies...
Butterflies Back from the Brink –
Good news for butterfly enthusiasts this week - the black-veined white butterfly, previously...
Should we be planting nettles?
It seems there is a world wide trend to plant more stinging nettles...
Vanishing tadpoles – but a newt survives….
Several people have asked me why, the tadpoles within their allotment ponds, have...
Sparrowhawk and Robin
A pair of Jackdaws have acquired a very desirable residence in Elmshaw Road,...
Sights and Sounds of Spring
On the 18th February whilst digging, during a welcome blink of sun, this...
Birds, Newts and Frogs
We are experiencing our first winter migrants; starlings are arriving in numbers from...
Watch out for: Hibernating Wildlife
It's the season - our wildlife is busy for preparing for the winter....not...
Dragonflies and Damselflies
A young lady, very interested in dragonflies and damselflies, asked me how do...
with many thanks to Bill Young