How to make garden compost presentation to Manchester Organic Gardeners review
Composting Presentation to Manchester Organic Gardeners I had a busy day on Sat 9th April having just given a Wildlife Gardening presentation for Grow Wild at Prestatyn in the morning, I was off to give another presentation this time about making garden compost in the...
Fledgling Robin from an Ivy covered fence nest site 5/4/17
Ivy a magnet for garden birds Something caught my eye the other morning moving around my raised beds. I waited and saw this single fledging Robin. It was just a few yards from a nest I watched the female make, and then watched the two parents busy to -ing and fro -ing...
6 solitary bee species, 1 cuckoo bee using Nurturing Nature’s solitary bee observation nest box
This is not a bee hotel! It is a solitary bee nest box with observation windows! In the film you will see, besides 6 different solitary bee species, a Coelioxys cuckoo bee and not often seen or filmed, its larva with egg crushing or larva killing mandibles. I watched...
Is your bee hotel a nursery for pests and disease BTO GBW talk 18 Mar 2017
Garden BirdWatch Ambassadors meeting 18 March 2013 Thetford The day was hosted by the BTO GBW team, Kate Risley and Claire Boothby. The event was attended by several GBW Ambassadors and I had the great pleasure of meeting them. I listened to some very interesting...
Are neonicotinoids killing birds, if so where are they?
Prof. Dave Goulson's reply to Dr. Chris Hatfield of the National Farmer's Union Carrion Having walked many miles throughout farmlands, woodlands, marshes and the wider countryside, to be honest its not that often I find many dead birds or other animals for that...
Nurturing Nature Wildlife Gardening Talks list Risley Moss 2017
Wildlife gardening talks/presentations Risley Moss Please do come along and help raise funds for the Risley Moss Green Safari, details below. I'm sure there is something here that will interest you. Next talk 1st April
Grow Wild Network Day: Prestatyn Sat 8th April 2017 with Nurturing Nature presentation
Nurturing Nature speaking at Grow Wild Network Day: Prestatyn Sat 8th April 2017 I am really looking forward to this event and talking about Wildlife Gardening for a change! Although bees will buzz into the presentation no doubt! This is a free talk with events...
Tired Tree bumblebee queen B. hypnorum glad of a drink video
Tree bumblebee queen gets just the right tonic! I was just leaving today to go to give a garden bumblebee talk at Risley Moss when I saw this exhausted queen Bombus hypnorum right on my drive. This time of the year I have a bag of fructose handy for this very reason....
Bee Summit Liverpool Guild of Students Nurturing Nature presentation
Bee Summit Liverpool Guild of Students Bee Keeping Society Join us for a day of activities to show you just how important bees are in our environment. We have workshops like bee identification and bee friendly seed bombing during the day and talks during the evening...
Garden Bumblebee talk Risley Moss 11-12.30pm March 11th 2017
Bumblebee presentation with short videos Weather and time permitting we may go on a walk to see if we can observe any queen bumblebees searching for suitable nest sites. Monies donated to Risley Moss Green Safari Day, Warrington. There are a range of wildlife...