Wildlife Corner

how about any old bamboo canes? Cut so the hollow of the cane is showing. Just an idea robert

I know I have frogs in residence in the above wildlife hotel but yesterday I spotted a wood mouse popping in and out of one of the tunnels just before dark

Tap water will be a small part of the problem luci other issues will come into play, i top up with tap water and do have a certain amount of algae but its at a level i am happy with.

Thankyou all - will buy Gardeners World (no longer on gift subscription), and have added link to favorites!

yes they are also still there.The squirrels are also very tame there, you can feed them by hand and one even ran up my sisters arm in the summer

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice on re-doing a wildlife garden for a school. It's a fairly good sized are and so far I have got rid of all the thick weeds and raked the ground. Will I need to turn the earth before planting seeds? Also is it too late in the year to be planting grass/wildflower...

cheers for the link cm:thumb:

I don't, as a rule, go in to wildlife spotting or filming. I saw this in the GW mag -http://www.bushnell.com/wildlife/trail-cameras - and I thought 'hmm'. They're not the fanciest looking things but they say they're the best (as you would expect) and can't be beaten on certain things which got...

Wildlife to watch in autumn & winter During autumn and winter the cold weather across the world brings migrating birds to the coast and countryside of Wales. Seasonal highlights include starling roosts, white fronted geese and grey seals with white furry pups.Wildlife Watching Autumn & Winter...

That was brilliant, thanks Clueless. Frank Herbert got his inspiration for 'Dune' from watching the moving sands in Oregon. If you haven't read it, I think you'd enjoy it.

I wouldn't have a problem with the culling, although I would prefer to spend my time on other, more pleasant things in life. Loving the peanut butter/plaster of paris idea! Thank you!

Very nice Hyla and I just love the fritillary. They are called Schachbrettblumen here. I tried them years ago but had no luck whatsoever.Your new (birthday) book sounds great LofL, covering everything as it does. Bet you won't get your nose out of it!

Unfortunately, no success in my new book! I agree it's not quite right for the Prunus spinosa (sloe) but in my "bible" Aussie book, it resembles the Prunus serrulata (the Sato-zakura group) of which there are many hybrids.With that pink tinge, it's similar to my almond blossom. They are...

Put it in the hardest roughest spot in your garden, the beauties love it there.

Thanks guys that's brilliant, I'll give that a try

Many thanks for letting us know @cactus_girl I will definitely have a look. I'm normally not in those figures on Freeview and missed that.

Awwww, that is too cute Vicky, good link Shiney~~!

The horses are still there, the five and the herd with lots of white ones, strange. I wonder if they are Luzitanias or Lipizanas ... are they not white? I put it up on two expat forums but have had no response whatsoever ... They all look happy and healthy. Plus a closer neighbour has four...

Cajary,