One of the most satisfying aspects of gardening is growing your own plants, the question is do you grow from seed or buy already grown plug plants?
Most satisfying has to be sowing your own seed, the anticipation of that first crack in the compost as the new born seedling emerges is a wonderful feeling, but […]
There are many sites dedicated to this subject containing much scientific and legal information. Here we are simply outlining the basic facts for people to use as a source of information or reference.
The great crested newt is the largest British newt and the most threatened of its species. It is believed to be declining at […]
Listed below are just a few extracts from news items over the past four years, indicating just how costly the Great Crested Newt can be!
A new road in Leicestershire will cost an extra £1.7 million because of a great-crested newt colony which may be home to just one creature.
Angry council bosses have vowed to fight […]
The humble ladybird (Coccinellidae family) has delighted children over the centuries. It is often the first insect to be discovered by intrepid toddlers as they make their first stumbling steps in the family garden, unaware of the brightly coloured, spotted creature’s potential benefits to the garden they are exploring.
Britain lays claim to 46 varieties […]
Most pets are susceptible to poisoning and even death from eating certain human foods, chocolate and dogs is the most common example.
However few people realise that if you are warming up a teflon coated pan on the cooker certain fumes are given off which, if your Budgie happens to be in the vicinity, will most […]
Many of the wooden wildlife products listed for sale by Oaktree Home and Garden Centre nest boxes for instance, have the symbol FSC next to the image or in the descriptive text. We tend to use abbreviations for a lot of things in everyday life so here is a brief description of what FSC is […]
Life is a lottery and sadly few of us win the jackpot and even if we did there are some things money just cannot buy, good health is one such example.
Terminal illness is one of the major lotteries in our health, some people are lucky whilst others are dealt the raw deal.
Research into […]
The Harlequin ladybird made sensational news headlines on 19th September, 2004 when the first sighting of this particular species was recorded at The White Lion pub garden in Sible Hedingham, Essex. Four years later the ‘deadly invader’ is listed by the Royal Horticultural Society as the second biggest garden pest in Britain, behind slugs and […]
National Nest Box Week starts on February 14th and lasts until February 21st