I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. We spent ours in the home we moved into in October. It has a larger garden, but I’m biding my time before I plan for it to become more wildlife friendly to see, for example, what wildlife already visits the current plants. I noticed a red admiral [...]
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A user of the website wrote to me to ask for advice on creating a wildlflower meadow, which would of course be fantastic for wildlife, especially invertebrates, as well as being a beautiful addition to any piece of land, regardless of size. When I worked for the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, I was [...]
Cantharellus cibariusThis is an edible mushroom, quite distinctive in its light to egg-yellow colour. Its stipe is either the same colour or slightly paler. It is also renowned for its odour – like the smell of apricots! It is important to get the identification exact, especially if you are going to eat it, because there [...]
Sorbus aucuparia The Rowan, otherwise known as the Mountain Ash, blossoms attractively in late Spring, but is stunning in Autumn, when its leaves have turned bright orange and it has scarlet berries. These berries draw many species of wildlife, including 28 species of insects and birds, such as waxwings, thrushes and blackbirds. The Rowan is [...]
