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  1. simone_in_wiltshire
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    Where to go and what can I expect

    Now that you mention it @simone_in_wiltshire, I haven't seem my regular blackbirds patrolling my lawn and borders for a while. All the Rowan berries are now gone and the lawn's been frozen so I...
    Now that you mention it @simone_in_wiltshire, I haven't seem my regular blackbirds patrolling my lawn and borders for a while. All the Rowan berries are now gone and the lawn's been frozen so I expect them to be back soon. I don't put any food out on the ground for them as I saw a furry creature...
    Now that you mention it @simone_in_wiltshire, I haven't seem my regular blackbirds patrolling my lawn and borders for a while. All the Rowan berries are now gone and the lawn's been frozen so I expect them to be back soon. I don't put any food...
    Now that you mention it @simone_in_wiltshire, I haven't seem my regular blackbirds patrolling my lawn and borders for a while. All the Rowan berries are now gone and the lawn's been frozen so I...
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  2. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Good morning all, rain-dark and dismal high of 7c.
    Good morning all, rain-dark and dismal high of 7c.
    Good morning all, rain-dark and dismal high of 7c.
    Good morning all, rain-dark and dismal high of 7c.
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  3. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Just read an interesting article on the cost to the economy of 'Net Zero' as proposed by Ed Miliband. The government Climate Change Committee has reduced its estimate from £1 trillion to £108...
    Just read an interesting article on the cost to the economy of 'Net Zero' as proposed by Ed Miliband. The government Climate Change Committee has reduced its estimate from £1 trillion to £108 billion. NESO, the body responsible for running Britain's power network predicts a cost of £7.6...
    Just read an interesting article on the cost to the economy of 'Net Zero' as proposed by Ed Miliband. The government Climate Change Committee has reduced its estimate from £1 trillion to £108 billion. NESO, the body responsible for running...
    Just read an interesting article on the cost to the economy of 'Net Zero' as proposed by Ed Miliband. The government Climate Change Committee has reduced its estimate from £1 trillion to £108...
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  4. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Well the ground is very wet so not much. However on the way to the car I noticed that the first crocuses are coming into flower, more snowdrops have popped up and a saw the first Anemone nemorosa...
    Well the ground is very wet so not much. However on the way to the car I noticed that the first crocuses are coming into flower, more snowdrops have popped up and a saw the first Anemone nemorosa flower about to open. On the staging on the decking the gladioli are in full leaf and, note to self,...
    Well the ground is very wet so not much. However on the way to the car I noticed that the first crocuses are coming into flower, more snowdrops have popped up and a saw the first Anemone nemorosa flower about to open. On the staging on the...
    Well the ground is very wet so not much. However on the way to the car I noticed that the first crocuses are coming into flower, more snowdrops have popped up and a saw the first Anemone nemorosa...
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  5. Marley Farley
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    WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

    @strongylodon As always fabulous sightings and so early or not.
    @strongylodon As always fabulous sightings and so early or not.
    @strongylodon As always fabulous sightings and so early or not.
    @strongylodon As always fabulous sightings and so early or not.
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  6. AnniD
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    Gardeners' World and other gardening programmes 2026

    Thirty plus years ago one October I took the train from Baden Baden changed once (I think) and went along the Rhine to Cologne where the train went along the Ruhr Valley towards Hamburg and I got...
    Thirty plus years ago one October I took the train from Baden Baden changed once (I think) and went along the Rhine to Cologne where the train went along the Ruhr Valley towards Hamburg and I got off at Herford. The whole journey was fascinating, but especially along the Rhine with vineyards on...
    Thirty plus years ago one October I took the train from Baden Baden changed once (I think) and went along the Rhine to Cologne where the train went along the Ruhr Valley towards Hamburg and I got off at Herford. The whole journey was...
    Thirty plus years ago one October I took the train from Baden Baden changed once (I think) and went along the Rhine to Cologne where the train went along the Ruhr Valley towards Hamburg and I got...
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  7. Logan
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  8. Logan

    programmes to watch

    The problem I have is that one new year resolution was to read all the unread books before rereading any and not to buy any more until then either.
    The problem I have is that one new year resolution was to read all the unread books before rereading any and not to buy any more until then either.
    The problem I have is that one new year resolution was to read all the unread books before rereading any and not to buy any more until then either.
    The problem I have is that one new year resolution was to read all the unread books before rereading any and not to buy any more until then either.
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  9. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good nearly afternoon to you all!!Very mild here - 10°C and will maybe get to 13 or 14°C. A weak and watery sun as the sky is grey.I pointed out to my nice friend last week a positive point...
    Good nearly afternoon to you all!!Very mild here - 10°C and will maybe get to 13 or 14°C. A weak and watery sun as the sky is grey.I pointed out to my nice friend last week a positive point (he was feeling glum after having been "tied" to the couch). At 6pm it was not dark any more -...
    Good nearly afternoon to you all!!Very mild here - 10°C and will maybe get to 13 or 14°C. A weak and watery sun as the sky is grey.I pointed out to my nice friend last week a positive point (he was feeling glum after having been "tied" to...
    Good nearly afternoon to you all!!Very mild here - 10°C and will maybe get to 13 or 14°C. A weak and watery sun as the sky is grey.I pointed out to my nice friend last week a positive point...
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  10. Allex50
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    Another Hello from Dorset!

    PM for you Flumpy :)
    PM for you Flumpy :)
    PM for you Flumpy :)
    PM for you Flumpy :)
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  11. Tidemark
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    I am often puzzled by modern life.

    My funny refers to the chocolate comment and the money's worth one. :biggrin: Obviously the topic of nerve agents is not chuckle-worthy.
    My funny refers to the chocolate comment and the money's worth one. :biggrin: Obviously the topic of nerve agents is not chuckle-worthy.
    My funny refers to the chocolate comment and the money's worth one. :biggrin: Obviously the topic of nerve agents is not chuckle-worthy.
    My funny refers to the chocolate comment and the money's worth one. :biggrin: Obviously the topic of nerve agents is not chuckle-worthy.
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  12. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    Watched a handsome Green Woodpecker seeking grubs and worms in the Communal lawn yesterday. Stayed around for a good 15 minutes... A very timid bird though - will fly off if he catches sight of...
    Watched a handsome Green Woodpecker seeking grubs and worms in the Communal lawn yesterday. Stayed around for a good 15 minutes... A very timid bird though - will fly off if he catches sight of you moving.. jenny namaste
    Watched a handsome Green Woodpecker seeking grubs and worms in the Communal lawn yesterday. Stayed around for a good 15 minutes... A very timid bird though - will fly off if he catches sight of you moving.. jenny namaste
    Watched a handsome Green Woodpecker seeking grubs and worms in the Communal lawn yesterday. Stayed around for a good 15 minutes... A very timid bird though - will fly off if he catches sight of...
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  13. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2026

    @Fof ours aren't even showing buds! Lovely to see yours in such gorgeous colour.
    @Fof ours aren't even showing buds! Lovely to see yours in such gorgeous colour.
    @Fof ours aren't even showing buds! Lovely to see yours in such gorgeous colour.
    @Fof ours aren't even showing buds! Lovely to see yours in such gorgeous colour.
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  14. GreenFingeredPete
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    Gardeners’ World & Alan Titchmarsh Gardening Club 2025

    @AnniD Thanks for starting the new thread. I've now closed this old one and made the new one a 'Sticky'.
    @AnniD Thanks for starting the new thread. I've now closed this old one and made the new one a 'Sticky'.
    @AnniD Thanks for starting the new thread. I've now closed this old one and made the new one a 'Sticky'.
    @AnniD Thanks for starting the new thread. I've now closed this old one and made the new one a 'Sticky'.
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  15. JWK
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  16. JWK
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  17. ArmyAirForce
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    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    8th January 2026The trailcam caught two mice together in the last hour of the 8th of January. It's usually just one mouse caught at a time, but this time, two mice were seen together multiple...
    8th January 2026The trailcam caught two mice together in the last hour of the 8th of January. It's usually just one mouse caught at a time, but this time, two mice were seen together multiple times over that evening. As I've observed before, they run down the wood to the pond, where the bird...
    8th January 2026The trailcam caught two mice together in the last hour of the 8th of January. It's usually just one mouse caught at a time, but this time, two mice were seen together multiple times over that evening. As I've observed before,...
    8th January 2026The trailcam caught two mice together in the last hour of the 8th of January. It's usually just one mouse caught at a time, but this time, two mice were seen together multiple...
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  18. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    That looks lovely!!
    That looks lovely!!
    That looks lovely!!
    That looks lovely!!
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  19. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Jim says not to give tinned tuna to them either. For all these years I gave all my cats the tuna water maybe once every week or two with no problems.Here was Munchkin earlier snoozing on the...
    Jim says not to give tinned tuna to them either. For all these years I gave all my cats the tuna water maybe once every week or two with no problems.Here was Munchkin earlier snoozing on the sofa arm ...
    Jim says not to give tinned tuna to them either. For all these years I gave all my cats the tuna water maybe once every week or two with no problems.Here was Munchkin earlier snoozing on the sofa arm ...
    Jim says not to give tinned tuna to them either. For all these years I gave all my cats the tuna water maybe once every week or two with no problems.Here was Munchkin earlier snoozing on the...
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  20. wiseowl
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    Land /Water Wildlife

    I was looking idly at the rain out of an upper floor window an hour ago when I saw two beautiful foxes cross the garden from right to left in single file. They seemed unhurried but businesslike -...
    I was looking idly at the rain out of an upper floor window an hour ago when I saw two beautiful foxes cross the garden from right to left in single file. They seemed unhurried but businesslike - straight across the garden with no hesitation or diversions.
    I was looking idly at the rain out of an upper floor window an hour ago when I saw two beautiful foxes cross the garden from right to left in single file. They seemed unhurried but businesslike - straight across the garden with no hesitation or...
    I was looking idly at the rain out of an upper floor window an hour ago when I saw two beautiful foxes cross the garden from right to left in single file. They seemed unhurried but businesslike -...
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