Buzzing bees and electric daisies

Here are some photos from our recent wildlife gardening weekend on the reserve.

Thanks to green-fingered volunteers Steve and Sarah we had lots of plants on sale, from old favourites like sunflowers through to the astonishing electric daisy (eat a flower and you'll understand the name). Steve and Sarah are keen wildlife gardeners and generously shared their advice on how to make your own patch equally full of bees, frogs, birds and more. They're real local wildlife heroes, so thanks again both of you!

Steve and Sarah (slightly more camera-shy)

We were also giving out copies of our free Giving Nature a Home booklet which explains the top ten easy actions you can take for wildlife back at home. If you missed this event but would like to get involved then you can pick up a copy at any of our other August events or have a look at our fantastic website of ideas here.

The bees couldn't keep themselves away from the plant stall, demonstrating just how great it is to grow wildflowers in your garden

Younger visitors had a go at making their own plant pots out of newspaper (instructions here) and planting some wildlife seeds to take home. Thank you Oakington Garden Centre for kindly giving us compost and seeds for free - another great local example of people doing their bit to help nature.

Our next free drop-in event will be making butterfly feeders this weekend. We'll be based at the picnic benches at the bus stop with our marquee and we hope to see you there.