Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) male and the cocoon balancing act!

Male Red Mason bee (Osmia bicornis) and his balancing cocoon act! After taking a little over an hour to chew his way out of his cocoon, it appeared the cocoon did not want to be left behind! Made me laugh although he was one frustrated bee! “All my articles and...

Creating a wildlife garden pond-video

Wildlife garden ponds are good for wildlife. Even though you may use a synthetic material to line your pond, you are creating a very natural type of habitat. Ponds have been around for millions of years. Such a lengthy period of time has enabled a huge number of plant...

Help needed to monitor Garden Wildlife Health-Citizen Science project

Monitoring the health of British garden wildlife  Sadly it appears we know more about wildlife diseases in other countries than we do about our own garden wildlife pests and diseases! Watch this video. Get involved by monitoring the amphibians, hedgehogs, birds, plus...

Blue Tit struggles with beak load of nesting material-video

What size nest entrance hole for garden birds?  Blue Tits 25 mm    Great Tits 28 mm   House Sparrows 32 mm  Starlings 45 mm Blue Tit struggles with beak load of nesting material The above sizes do n’t include a bird carrying too much material in its beak...