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The Wildlife Garden in December
Frosty Wild Carrot Seed Heads As we moved into December and the end of the year, the impact of the weather dominated my exposed garden. Temperatures were dropping and it was very cold at times, plus conditions were windy as … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in November
There was a decidedly coldish start to the month of November here in South Shropshire, and we experienced the first frost of the winter on the third of the month. Good numbers of redwings were seen in the vegetable garden … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in October
The first day of October was bright and sunny here in South Shropshire but there were still very few birds around the garden after our holiday in Wales. There was no sign of any siskins at all but nuthatches were … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden and Beyond…
Chough September was a rather beautiful, mild month with quite a lot of warm sunny weather here in South Shropshire. There were several chiffchaffs here at the beginning of the first week, feeding around the garden in the warm sunny … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in August
Wall Brown The first day of August was hot and sunny here in my wildlife garden in Shropshire and the swallows that were nesting in our front porch were very active and preparing for their second brood. The garden was … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in July
The Big Meadow The month of July began with very poor weather in South Shropshire at the start of the first week, but at least there were plenty of birds around the garden to compensate, especially large numbers of juvenile … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in June
The first week of June brought plenty of juvenile birds to the garden and one particular blue tit, nesting in a hole in the old hawthorn behind the pond, was seen catching damselflies and taking them back to the chicks! … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in May
Blackcap singing in the Hawthorn Hedge At the beginning of May, South Shropshire experienced what was a very miserable May Day holiday with pouring rain and blustery high winds for the whole of the day, and the wet and windy … Continue reading
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The Wildlife Garden in April
The start of April was disappointingly cold and overcast and not at all spring-like, but as the week progressed things began to warm up a little. A reminder of more wintery conditions were still with us in the form of … Continue reading
The Wildlife Garden in March
Lesser Redpoll The weather in South Shropshire was very damp and cool at the beginning of the first week of March and, as expected, there were lots of birds around the garden especially siskins, and two lesser redpolls were frequently … Continue reading
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Dinchope Diary - Life in a Wildlife Garden 