Slugs, slug pellets and predatory ground beetles

Slugs, slug pellets and predatory ground beetles

Predatory beetles, slugs and metaldehyde slug pellets Slugs, slug pellets and predatory ground beetles, what have they got to do with the decline of song thrushes? Read on and all will be revealed! When I was a part time mature student at university, I needed a topic...
Bird survey training day at Griffin Wood, St.Helens

Bird survey training day at Griffin Wood, St.Helens

All my articles, videos and work are funded by my teaching and sales of award winning bumblebee nest boxes, solitary bee boxes,  and wormeries. Yes, this friendly and diverse group of birders enjoyed a bird survey course held at Griffin Wood, St.Helens, part of the...
Birds need water! BTO News Release 2011-17 May

Birds need water! BTO News Release 2011-17 May

News Release 2011-17 May       All my articles, videos and work are funded by my teaching and sales of award winning bumblebee nest boxes, solitary bee boxes,  and wormeries. Enjoying this early summer weather? I am, but as usual with unusual weather...
Birds need calcium to lay their eggs- where do they get it from?

Birds need calcium to lay their eggs- where do they get it from?

Snail shells in nest material prompt me to research! Well, it was my turn to make the evening meal. I also needed to clean out the tit bird boxes. So being thrifty and not wishing to waste anything, I decided to combine both activities and make birds nest soup! When...