Oct 30, 2014
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...
Oct 24, 2014
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...
Oct 10, 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...
Sep 27, 2014
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...
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Sep 1, 2014
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...
Aug 31, 2014
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...
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