The wildlife pond in the garden has lots of activity going on at the moment   both above and below the waterline. We have had huge numbers of Damsel Flies  hovering above the surface making the most of the warm sunshine to  find a mate Belonging to the same family as the Dragonfly,  a [...]

He we are in flaming June and all the nest boxes in the garden are doing their job including this cosy one occupied by a pair of Robins and situated  deep in the shrubs When choosing a nest box, it is important to consider what species will find it attractive [...]

Over the last 24 hours, we have  observed  some  examples of bird behaviour that remind  us how  interesting they are as they go about their daily business. Yesterday I was stood at the bottom of the garden when a loud 'drumming' commenced in the old wild cherry tree above. This in [...]

A lot of our customers and friends have been reporting regular Sparrow Hawk activity in the garden. Although it can be upsetting to see your cherished garden birds becoming prey for a hungry Sparrow Hawk, it does tend to illustrate a healthy local ecosystem and raptors were under such pressure in the [...]

Nest building and egg laying is in full swing in the garden with most nest boxes now occupied. Thick evergreen shrubs like yew and Juniper provide ideal nest sites for  garden birds and the Blackbirds have laid 4 eggs in the nest constructed in the Yew. It is likely to be [...]

   We  posted previously that a Heron has been visiting our  wildlife garden pool and this morning I was sat working at the table when he returned and took up fishing position at the shallow end. He/she kindly posed for a photograph and remained quite unconcerned at my proximity until a frog [...]

Some welcome sunshine today and looking out of the window I noticed a male Bullfinch in the garden. We don't have many visit us, although last year a pair did nest in a Yew bush,  He was searching the buds on the shrubs, I expect for insects  emerging to make [...]

We were delighted to have numbers of Greenfinches with us for the Easter weekend. The most I counted was 7, all arriving together and enjoying the Peckaballs and Peanuts ! This is not the most attractive picture of Greenfinches, but it's worth noting that head-on, they look rather unusual with  [...]

The temperature has dropped a degree or two today and our birds have been focussed on the suet feeders. There was an interesting item on last Sunday’s Countryfile all about   the 3 UK species of woodpeckers which lived up to their reputation as being quite illusive and were very camera [...]