Dad I think we need to talk about the birds, bees and flowers!

Dad I think we need to talk about the birds, bees and flowers!

Dad I think we need to talk about the birds, bees and flowers! Sometimes kids have a way with words!!   From a lovely Finnish web site in English, which I can recommend if you like nature, the environment and a host of related topics in cartoons! Well worth a...
Thank you bees and other insects for helping make Christmas!

Thank you bees and other insects for helping make Christmas!

The insects that made Christmas   Bah! Humbug! So what if all these wasps, midges, flies, bees and other insects all die out? What good are they anyway? Good riddance I say!  Oh! How often I hear these or similar words!! Well for starters Christmas would not be...
WEA students visit the Allerton Oak, Liverpool

WEA students visit the Allerton Oak, Liverpool

WEA students visit a living piece of history-the Allerton Oak, Calderstones Park, Liverpool      The Allerton Oak tree in Calderstones Park, Liverpool, has a sign underneath it which states, ” “One thousand years ago, Allerton did not possess a...
WEA students on visit to Risley Moss

WEA students on visit to Risley Moss

Workers’ Educational Association Students on an Ecology course I had the pleasure of introducing this knowledgeable and keen bird watchers group to the delights of the wider environment in which we, birds and other wildlife find ourselves and how each has its...
Friends of Victoria Park Stretford making natural Christmas wreaths

Friends of Victoria Park Stretford making natural Christmas wreaths

Nurturing Nature shows how to make wreaths from natural resources “The Friends of Victoria Park Stretford booked George to come and show a group of local people how to make natural Christmas wreaths using willow. We advertised the session and George provided all...