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  • Why plant a tree

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    The RSPB's Leslie Lampe has an epiphany whilst tree shopping at a local nursery It is one of these strange days between autumn and winter. The air feels crisp and my fingers, gripping the camera, are freezing. But it is bright and damp, not quite fr...
    • 9 Nov 2023
  • Embrace Autumn: Ways to Make a Positive Impact on Nature

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
       Credit: Ben Andrews (rspb-images.com) The RSPB's Asma Faraz gives tips for helping wildlife this autumn As the leaves start to turn brilliant shades of red and orange and the air grows crisp, October presents an opportunity to conne...
    • 6 Oct 2023
  • My guide to helping wildlife this autumn

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    Come with me and discover how, as summer slips into autumn, there are plenty of things you can do to help wildlife in your outdoor space.   Adrian Thomas  The flowers are going over, the nights are drawing in, so you might think it is ...
    • 2 Sep 2023
  • Wildlife can thrive in all sorts of places – if we give it a helping hand

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    The RSPB's Leslie Lampe relives an inspiring encounter in Copenhagen   Image: Common Frog - Ben Andrew If you’ve ever been to Copenhagen, you’ll know that, for a big city, it has a surprising number of green spaces and bodies of ...
    • 4 Aug 2023
  • Just add water – let’s start a blue revolution

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    Author of Wild City, Florence Wilkinson, Highlights the benefits of adding water to our gardens Picture the scene. It’s 26 degrees celsius, but with no cloud cover it feels even hotter. The fields are packed full of exhausted, sun-scorched cre...
    • 9 Jul 2023
  • Create a Safer World for Hedgehogs

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    RSPB’s Asma Faraz encourages us to protect our local resident Hedgehogs and shows us how we can look after them. Credit: Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com)  The Hedgehogs have finally come out of hibernation, and you can see them from April to ...
    • 7 Jun 2023
  • What’s the Buzz About? Planting for Pollinators

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    Nature on your doorstep volunteer Emma Harpham, discovers what the buzz is all about I have a love of bugs but especially bees, bumble and solitary I find them all fascinating. To me they are fuzzy, buzzing wonders of nature. Do you know that bumble...
    • 12 Apr 2023
  • Join the community gardening revolution

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    Can growing our own food have well-being benefits, help to reduce food poverty, make us healthier, and benefit wildlife? Nature on your doorstep volunteer Martyn Davies, investigates the benefits of growing your own vegetables From my perspective the...
    • 6 Mar 2023
  • National Nestbox Week is fast approaching

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    RSPB's Asma Faraz celebrates National Nestbox Week this month by encouraging everyone to put up a home for your feathered friends just in time for breeding season.    Blue tit peeking out of a nestbox credit: Ben Andrews Valentine’s d...
    • 8 Feb 2023
  • Why everyone should look out of their window for an hour from time to time

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    A recollection of my first Big Garden bird watch in 2022 and why I will take part every year from now. By Leslie M Lampe, Community Communications Officer since January 2022 The afternoon of the 29th January 2022 is windy and cold. But the sky is glo...
    • 4 Jan 2023
  • Together Let’s Make it Count – this December start getting ready for our 2023 Big Garden Birdwatch

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    RSPB’s Morwenna Alldis helps us get ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch, running from 27-29 January 2023, and shares her top tips for feeding your garden birds this winter.   The Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wild...
    • 8 Dec 2022
  • Wild cities in winter – where to find urban wildlife this season

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
     Urban nature enthusiast and author of 'Wild City' Florence Wilkinson tells us what wildlife to look out for across our towns and cities this winter. At this time of year a lot of our urban wildlife is hidden in the earth beneath our feet;...
    • 31 Oct 2022
  • Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness….

    emma.h
    emma.h
    Autumn, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and my favourite season to take a walk into the countryside on a crisp bright day. While summer may strike you as the best time to be outside as much as possible – Autumn is also the perfect time ...
    • 6 Oct 2022
  • Gardening with Different Soil Types

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    Gardening with different soil types RSPB’s Morwenna Alldis celebrates soily fingers this month as she reveals how to work out your garden’s soil type and which plants will grow best in it. For me one of life’s purest pleasures is to...
    • 31 Aug 2022
  • How to capture & save water, money and time while being wildlife friendly!

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    How to capture & save water, money and time while being wildlife friendly! Becca Smith talks about the benefits of installing a water butt into her home & garden, plus other ways she can bring water to the wildlife found in her garden. There...
    • 1 Aug 2022
  • What's living in your lawn?

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    What's living in your lawn? That which we call a lawn, with a little bit of planning can become a wildlife paradise and a thing of beauty Hopefully many of you enjoyed taking part in Plantlife’s No Mow May, a nationwide scheme to encourage gard...
    • 10 Jul 2022
  • We’re all a flutter this summer

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    We’re all a flutter this summer RSPB’s Morwenna Alldis talks about the importance of giving butterflies a home in our gardens this summer and reveals the best food plants for butterflies and their caterpillars. Painted lady butterfly Van...
    • 30 May 2022
  • Swifts, Wildflowers & Wellbeing

    emma.h
    emma.h
    Swifts, wildflowers & wellbeing -  RSPB’s Katie O’Neill talks to us about the joys of swifts, the Edinburgh Swift City project and how they can help your wellbeing.  Butterflies a fluttering, bluebells unfurling  ...
    • 28 Apr 2022
  • Leave harmful chemicals on the shelf – create a wildlife-friendly outdoor space

    emma.h
    emma.h
    RSPB England’s Rich Morris takes a look at how you can maintain a beautiful and productive garden without having to use harmful chemicals. “Arm yourself against ants”. “Kills weeds and grasses – roots and all”. &ld...
    • 31 Mar 2022
  • Calling all UK wildlife gardening lovers!

    emma.h
    emma.h
    Calling all UK wildlife gardening lovers! RSPB through our Nature on Your Doorstep initiative is looking to shine a spotlight this April on inspirational wildlife-friendly stories and celebrate the havens people have created for nature. We are looki...
    • 3 Mar 2022
  • What to plant in March - best plants for Spring/Summer

    emma.h
    emma.h
    What to plant in March - best plants for Spring/Summer Spring! March is an ideal time to be thinking about your garden for the spring and summer months as the days are beginning to lengthen and it is becoming warmer. There is a vast variety of seeds...
    • 3 Mar 2022
  • Share your space this February: Gardening in community owned spaces

    martyn.d
    martyn.d
    Image: The garden in winter, having just had the wildflower areas cut and cleared. Credit: Andy Chapman  RSPB Becca Smith speaks to Andy Chapman, former farmer and RSPB volunteer. Sharing is caring, and when it comes to wildlife gardening, t...
    • 20 Jan 2022
  • Wildlife gardening in January – how to attract birds into your winter garden

    izabela.k
    izabela.k
    RSPB's Nature on Your Doorstep volunteer, Izabela Kennedy shares winter wildlife gardening tips and best ways to attract birds into your garden.  Winter months can pose a challenge for local wildlife, including birds, which become more act...
    • 31 Dec 2021
  • Celebrate National Tree Week

    RSPB Admin
    RSPB Admin
    "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." ― Chinese proverb To celebrate National Tree Week (Saturday 27 November – Sunday 5 December), Morwenna Alldis, Communications Officer for RSPB England, looks to ...
    • 23 Nov 2021
  • For the love of natural lawns – great green spaces for wildlife and people

    RSPB Admin
    RSPB Admin
    A blackbird hops across the lawn, its dark feathers gleaming in the summer sunshine. It pauses for a moment, ducks down and emerges with a worm wriggling in its bright yellow beak. Dusky summer evenings ha...
    • 2 Nov 2021
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