Wildlife Corner

Hi all, Hope you don't mind a quick question as found your forum and I'm in awe of the bee related knowledge on show I have a tiny garden, and have had a Lavatera Barnsley Baby planted for the last couple of years. Its grown massive, but I have found that although everywhere says Lavatera...

Nice PeacockI found this tiny Crab Spider on a Hellenium, the flowers are red so it will need to do some colour change if it's going to catch anything.

Marvellous Nigel....those picture are a good reminder for us all to look that bit closer

Out for cycle ride yesterday evening along the lanes to a local beach. We saw Kestrels, Swallows and one 150g baby hedgehog! Had look around but no sign of mum or other babies. He's so tiny and curled and went to sleep in my hand. Too small to be left out on his own,so is now residing in my...

That's better Strongy!

Thank you Jane, not a thing we get to all see that often, Jenny

Have you tucked him up somewhere nice and cosy Nigel?. With a sick bowl down beside his bed? Jenny

awwww utterly adorable

Then it seems I have about a hundred cabbage whites at least. I planted a butterfly mix and they all over it like umm fluff on Velcro.

Spur bog, Studland. I went looking for Butterwort, our other terrestrial insectivorous plant but to no avail but found both Round Leaf and Greater Sundews. Round leaf, Drosera RotundifoliaGreater Sundew (Drosera anglica/longifolia).Greater Sundew.Bog Asphodel( Narthecium ossifragum)...

Does that mean they're French???

Little sods have jumped ship. After all that effort in choosing plants for them lol.There are a lot of blackberry bushes nearby (about 1/2 mile so I guess they are all over there.

Yes to the bedding material. Unfortunately, I hope to be moving home myself shortly, so hedgy will have to depend on the next people to move here. But, I'll take all your advice and set up a Hedgy House in my new garden: thank you for the great advice

I used to feed the foxes uncooked chicken wings, every night without fail it would sit by the gate, and if I was late it would call. Even got to the stage where it would start taking them from my hand.Then it started brining his mates, 2, then 3, then 4 which ment things started getting...

Yes! I had a bumble bee nest in my compost bin last. I was really pleased and they were busily in and out all summer. Looking at the nest when they'd gone was fascinating. I'd have probably left it intact but for the fact I wanted to move the compost bin.

Wonderful Woo, thank you for sharing, Jenny

Thanks for the nice commentsDo you mean Ashtree?

Wow,fantastic shots Woo

Did someone mention a Crow?

Panic over ... she's back