I feel guilty when I run out of bird food in the winter. The little garden birds pop back and forth to my feeders checking if they have been refilled. I can see them fluttering in and out of the bare branches in the hedgerow waiting. My husband joked that when we moved into our
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In 2000 the London Wetland Centre was opened and became a wildlife oasis in the middle of London’s suburbia. Wetlands are the primary source of drinking water for people and wildlife.” The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) The 42 hectare site was turned into wetlands and gardens which are now home to birds, bats, frogs and
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I live in a rural valley in the middle of ancient woodlands in West Sussex. Our garden and the fields in this valley are lined with hedgerows and a home to wildlife. But it wasn’t always so. When I was in London I noticed the signs of spring because I always had a garden. We
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These last days of March I’ve finally felt the season changing. Something about the light and a subtle warmth in the air. Baby lambs are now in the fields. The crescendo of bird song in the garden is beautiful. I even made a spring wreath for our front door. A mixture of fresh and dried
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Early March is a strange time. Winter’s over but spring’s not quite here. There are still snowdrops in my garden. I gaze at and collect tiny little flowers in wonder. The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.” Gertrude Wister, Horticulturalist But it feels
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When I woke up at sunrise earlier this week, I discovered I wasn’t the only one awake in our West Sussex valley. Recently I’ve seen a fox lurking about in the field behind us quite frequently. There are also lots and lots of pheasants around. But what surprised me about this fox and pheasant scene
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