Gardening for butterflies and moths
Any garden, no matter how big or small, can attract butterflies and moths. With gardens acting as important stepping stones between habitats, why not turn yours into a secret garden for insects?…
Any garden, no matter how big or small, can attract butterflies and moths. With gardens acting as important stepping stones between habitats, why not turn yours into a secret garden for insects?…
This year’s Wild About Gardens campaign, run jointly by The Wildlife Trusts and Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), is calling on gardeners to get growing to help the UK’s falling numbers of…
Local residents have discovered and recorded several new species of animal in North Manchester parks.
A new set of Wild Guides has been published by Princeton Press. I will be reviewing the new guides this week. Today - Britain's Butterflies
As counties go, Lancashire is completely batty! Find out which bat species can be found across the North West.
It’s been gloriously hot this June and while certain flowers and some people too, are wilting heat, there are others that are positively basking in the sunshine.
Such mornings as this, seem to suggest rather than dictate how I should wander out on the moss.
They brighten up spring, summer and even autumn with a kaleidoscope of colour, and they are one of the easiest creatures to see. What more excuse do you need to go on a butterfly hunt?
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
Have you heard the familiar whirr of bees buzzing around your garden yet? Many species emerge in spring to gorge on early nectar and find nest sites, so it’s the perfect time to go on a little bee…