If, like me, you spend a lot of time outdoors you will notice certain creatures without really thinking about them.
This year certain species are noticeable by their absence.
To date I have not seen a single ladybird, the usual colonies of ants that busy themselves in warm spots like the underside of the slabs in the […]
The charity, Garden Organic, Organisers of National Welly Week, are no doubt hoping for a wet week to help with their campaign! The serious reason for National Welly Week is to raise awareness of organic gardening.
It is hoped that individuals, families, friends, schools and business will join the campaign by organising fun events to help […]
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 […]
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 […]
The famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle, was also Europe’s first ornithologist. His observation that ‘one swallow does not make spring’ was made about those birds returning early from their winter haunts.
I wonder what comment he would have made about the swallow seen catching insects above the seaweed at Harlyn Bay near Padstow in North Cornwall on […]
This fascinating story is published courtesy of www.thisiscornwall.co.uk.
All text and pictures are by those persons named.
OCTOPUS GRIPPED BY CHRISTMAS TOY
TIWO DAKA
11:00 - 11 January 2008
Louis the Giant Pacific Octopus is so attached to the Christmas present that was dropped into his aquarium tank, he fights his keepers whenever they try to take the toy from […]
Hopefully as many people as possible will participate in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch on January 26th and 27th 2008 it would also be nice to have stories and photographs of birds and wildlife throughout the whole year, which is why I have created this post for anybody who wishes to share their stories and […]