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The Wildlife Garden in December
The beginning of December saw a change in the weather in South Shropshire with cool, damp and very misty conditions here at the start of the month. The mist at one point was so dense that I could not see … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in November
November was very much a month for garden birdwatching as several species I hadn’t seen for while appeared in the garden, and as the month started with overcast and cool weather, including heavy rain and wind at times here in … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in October
Cornus Autumn Colours The beginning of October was typically cool and damp at the beginning of the week – quite unlike other Octobers here in South Shropshire which are sometimes warm and sunny! One of the local red kites flew … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in September
The first week of September started with warm sunshine and there were still lots of large dragonflies around the wildlife pond. The garden birds however, were now quieter now apart from the house martins which were feeding young in the … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in August
August began with some very cool weather but the house martins, which are now using the garden regularly, were in and out of the nest cups on the wall and seemed to be investigating the possibility of using them, although … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in July
Spotted Flycatcher with Small White Butterfly July is always a lovely month in my wildlife garden and this year was no different with spotted flycatchers nesting here this summer. I was able to watch these wonderful, charismatic little birds around … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in June
June began with the moorhens eggs hatching and the small black spidery legged youngsters on the pond banks and in the water. Sadly a heron was seen to take at least one of them but the rest were soon at … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in May
The weather was rather dull and overcast at the start of the first week of the May here in South Shropshire, but thankfully some brighter sunny weather came along. However it was all change again on the 9th – overcast, … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in April
The First Swallow The first week of April was wonderfully bright and sunny but very cold here in South Shropshire. Overnight the snow that was covering the Long Mynd, the Shropshire Hill that I can see from my office window, … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in March
March began with calmer, warmer weather than we had recently experienced, which was very welcome after the fierce storms of previous month and the weather was quite spring like on a few days at the beginning of the month! The … Continue reading
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Dinchope Diary - Life in a Wildlife Garden 