Category Archives: Ecology
The Wildlife Garden in July
July began with cool, cloudy weather and it was wet at times – most un-summer like! The only thing that brightened my week was a stoat in the garden – very good views were had as it ran in and … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in June
The beginning of June was very warm and sunny in South Shropshire and swallows, swifts and martins were feeding around the house and over the garden every day. Juvenile great tits appeared in the garden on the 3rd, just as … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in May
In the first week of May the weather in South Shropshire was warm and sunny and the whole garden looked green and vibrant. The long borders were growing well although they were becoming overcrowded in some areas and a few … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in April
At the beginning of April the weather was a little brighter than it had been in the last week of March and all our ‘usual’ bird species were around the garden with the exception of siskins. A heron was still … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in March
The weather was yet again very variable and unseasonal at the start of the month of March, but in general it was cold and bright here in South Shropshire which was a pleasant change after the storms of February. Trips … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in December
The weather was cold, frosty and bright at the beginning of the last month of the year which meant that there were plenty of fieldfares in my orchard feasting on apples. On the second day of the month a wonderful … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in November
The first frosts of the winter meant that November began with rather cold conditions in my wildlife garden, but we then had warmer, drier weather for the rest of the week. All the trees around the garden started to lose … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in October
The weather in Shropshire became more autumnal in the first week of the October with berries now showing up well in the hedges and big hawthorn trees around my garden. There were still a few butterflies about including a single … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in September
The beginning of September saw our female mallard and all the young ducklings happily living in our garden once again in spite of our attempts to encourage them to use the bigger pond next door. On the first of the … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in August
August was yet another very variable month weather-wise and some areas of the UK experienced high winds and torrential rain. Here in South Shropshire conditions could have been worse and at least we had some sunshine between the storms. Our … Continue reading
Dinchope Diary - Life in a Wildlife Garden 