Dr Cath's Nature Notes - Grow instead of mow
Many of us supported wild plants and pollinators this summer by letting our lawns grow instead of mowing.
Many of us supported wild plants and pollinators this summer by letting our lawns grow instead of mowing.
With the shorter days and colder weather, December is perhaps a month for staying nearer home, so this month I’m looking at gardens as a wildlife habitat. It’s a good time to plan what you might…
Late summer is the best time to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars, the elephant hawk-moth.
It’s a busy time of year for our garden birds. Territories are being claimed and nests are being built. Birds become much more visible as they proclaim ownership of our gardens with vibrant song…
Discover some of the predators stalking through your garden’s grassland.
Autumn is traditionally the time to tidy up your garden, ‘putting it to bed for winter’ as my grandfather would say. Times and attitudes have changed, and I’d like to put in a big plea for not…
The No Mow May campaign started last year, and the results show what a great bonus for wildlife lawns can be. Dr Cath Price explains more...
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…
The shortest days are upon us, and spring may seem a long way off, but there are still jobs we can be getting on with in the wildlife garden. Most important, though, is protecting what’s already…