Vote for Tale of two cities Liverpool wildflower corridor to Manchester
Liverpool, Everton and Manchester joined up? Well I never!! See video below. Vote Here CLOSES MIDNIGHT 4th NOVEMBER Liverpool, Everton and Manchester united? Yes! Joined together by a wildflower corridor if they win the vote so please vote!...
Wildlife Gardening, Halloween and a ghostly Death’s Head Hawk moth
Forget ghosts, ghouls, witches, bats and wanting to to know who knocks at your door on Halloween, try looking in your garden!!!! The UK’s scariest moth – the Death’s-head Hawk-moth, has terrified local residents after appearing unexpectedly in a suburban garden just...
Toughest butterfly on the block – the peacock butterfly hiss!
Survival strategies of the Peacock butterfly You may find peacock and small tortoiseshell butterflies hibernating in your house for the winter. What should you do? Further to my article about peacock butterflies making a hissing anti predatory noise video I was...
Nurturing Nature’s presentation at the Soil Association AGM 2014
Soil Association AGM 2014 I have been a life member of the Soil Association for several years and never attended an AGM or one of their conferences. I think I will in future. It was vibrant, entertaining and hugely informative. We all eat food and I can wholeheartedly...
Soil Association AGM 2014 The nesting requirements for wild bees in gardens By George Pilkington
Wild bee nesting requirements in gardens presentation I will be giving a short presentation looking at the nesting requirements for solitary bees and bumblebees in my garden, a little about their ecology and pests then followed by practical ways that people can create...
Neonicotinoids Implicated in Mass Poisoning of Bumblebee Queens
This is why it is important to help our bees! Monday 1st September 2014 Neonicotinoids Implicated in Mass Poisoning of Bumblebee Queens One of the worst ever incidents of mass poisoning of wild bees in the UK has come to light – approaching 500 bumblebee queens were...
Red mason bee life cycle updated video
Red Mason(Osmia bicornis) bee life cycle updated Some close up filming of larvae and more in this video, filmed in Nurturing Nature nest box. Observations are easily filmed using the award winning solitary bee nest box. Great for schools and others interested...
Leaf cutter solitary bee building its nest-video
Leaf cutter bee making nests inside Nurturing Nature's observation box Probably Megachile centuncularis, also known as the patchwork leaf cutter bee, seen here living up to its name. The video shows how much time and effect is needed by these bees to fulfill the...
National Beekeeping Centre Wales hosting “wild bees and gardens” talk by George Pilkington
“Bumblebees & Solitary Bees In Your Garden” A talk by George Pilkington Not Just for Beekeepers! Date Thursday 21 August 2014 Time 6.30 for 7.00pm Location Bodnant Welsh Food Centre, Tal-Y-Cafn Cost £2.50 each in aid of NBCW This fascinating talk, hosted by the...
Ban neonicotinoids now – to avert another silent spring
Ban neonicotinoids now – to avert another silent spring This pesticide is destroying life across the natural world: the evidence cannot be denied. Only a global moratorium will stop it George Monbiot The Guardian, Tuesday 15 July 2014 20.27 BST A plane spraying...