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Spring wildlife gardening

As the days get longer and warmer we’ll all be itching to get out into the garden and start sowing, planting and tidying for a glorious summer display. If you don’t already garden with wildlife in…

Wild daffodil

Daffydowndillies

Daffodils are a welcome sign of spring, particularly for our garden expert John Hughes. However, the daffodils that adorn our parks and roadsides are garden varieties, with the truly Wild daffodil…

House martin

Mud for martins

The house martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, arriving in April and leaving in October. Sarah explains more about them below:

Blackbird

The Dawn Chorus

Martin George gives a background to the dawn chorus and what it means to him.

Swallow

First swallows

As spring migrant birds start to arrive in Shropshire, we have time and opportunity to watch and listen for them.

John Hughes garden

A Greek god in my garden

My garden is at its best in spring. In no small part this is due to the Farley by-pass. Farley is a tiny hamlet between Much Wenlock and Buildwas. The narrow road through Farley was blighted with…

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