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Try using the opposite tactic. Plant some cat mint. You would need to protect it until it has grown into a fairly large bushy plant (chicken wire would do as long as it's firmly anchored). Then you wouldn't have to worry much about them digging up other plants as long as you have the catmint...

Middlebere Channel, Poole Harbour this morning. Kingfisher, female (Ringtail) Hen Harrier and Avocets.

@NorthantsGeezer, October is the best time as the Beech nuts were falling and they prefer them to acorns, we saw about 20 some in two's and three's.We went for a walk around Baiter Park by Poole Quay this afternoon and Brownsea Island, opposite, was very misty and dark. Brent Geese by the...

The lens wasn't that big @Agent Orange, a 250mm but it could have been my Bridge camera instead. Sorry, I can't check at the moment as my pictures are currently unavailable. I was in the middle of hedge trimming, tripods were not an option, I just grabbed the camera.

Seen our first Gold Crest of the year and a flock of Fieldfares then went for a walk across the fields on a foot path that has been blocked for many years which is now open and seen about 150 Bullocks in a few fields

I had never seen a baby robin until we moved to Eire, I was flumoxed by these little birds, Robin shaped, dun coloured with green flecks, they followed me round our smallholding, I would throw them some dog biscuits, as the time went on they developed the red breast, mystery solved. I was delighted.

Not sure that they eat them but they certainly are scaring the greys off (well .. they might eat one or two before the rest run away ) There are supposed to be Pine Martens in each of the counties over here now. Haven't seen any though .....

Nice one! For the record, I did search for something like this but didn't find this thread. I'm upto page 11 now. Need a coffee break and will continue reading

Smashing photos...he must have been hungry. That's quite a meal!

Beautiful photos. Enjoyed viewing.

I see this is old news now, but I missed that the ban was being lifted/not lifted. I used to work on bumblebees (hence my user name) and published a research article in Science in 2012 looking at neonics. I don't necessarily think that banning them was/is the way forward to be honest; its maybe...

Awww nevermind. I wish I was nearer as I'd come and join you. Sounds like fun. I love bats!

Good afternoon @"M" delightful photos and can imagine walking in the clover

@'M' trust you! Joking aside a man in thevillage actually did 'go' that way, he had a heart attack during & that was that!.....what a way to go, but imagine having to explain that to the in laws!

Allium Allium Moly. Common name is Golden Garlic.

Peace and harmony restored then Sian, let's hope it stays that way.

Hi new to me , It may of been a hornet I very much doubt it would of been a apis Meillifera aka honey bee , in all the years I have kept them I have never seen them eat another insect , tear them apart yes ie a wasp trying to get into the hive. We would need a photo if possible.Ka Ho ...

Looks like the common blow fly chrysalis to me.

I think it's a really good idea, so yes.Suggest starting by cutting the Brambles down to ground level, then Glyphosate the re-growth, removing some scrub and see what starts appearing, taking out any pernicious weeds that appear.This is what I got from doing that on an overgrown plot,...