• For the love of natural lawns – great green spaces for wildlife and people
    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...
  • For Peat’s Sake
    A blog posted on behalf of Adrian Thomas. Peat is precious. It grows at about one metre every thousand years, which works out at a measly one millimetre a year. Many of you will be aware of the long...
  • My Wild Space
    The RSPB's Toby Wilson demonstrates that you don't have to be an expert gardener to make a wildlife friendly garden and to enjoy the nature on your doorstep. It’s probably best to start with an admission...
  • Celebrate National Tree Week
    "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...
  • Heaven-scented garden combination
    At the end of September, I visited Houghton Hall in Norfolk for the first time. There is an expansive deer park, a dramatic country house, a toy soldier collection (mmm, not doing it for me yet).....