Garden Bioblitz 2013

Posted by plantameadow in Events, Getting involved, How to help our pollinators and tagged with BBC Springwatch, BugLife, Butterfly Conservation, Garden Bioblitz 2013, GBB3013, Pond Conservation, Sea Trust, Summer of Nature, wildlife, wildlife gardening, Wildlife Trust, Woodland Trust June 17, 2013

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The Garden Bioblitz is a great way of discovering your garden from a new angle. It’s a lovely way to get up close and personal and see how many creatures we unknowingly share the garden with. I’ve tried to create a wildlife friendly garden, packed full of nectar rich perennials with an emphasis of increasing … Continue reading →

Landowners and Wildlife

Posted by plantameadow in How to help our pollinators, Land Management, Useful information and tagged with badger, Badger conservation, Barn Owl Trust, biodiversity, blue tit, British Wildlife, bullfinch, Butterfly Conservation, Buzzards, chaffinch, cherry, coal tit, deer, Defra, ELS, farming and forestry, goldcrest, great tit, greater spotted woodpecker, green farming schemes, green lanes, Hare Preservation, hornbeam, jay, landowner, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, marsh tit, medieval dew pond, monk jack, Natural England, nuthatch, oak, pipistrelle, plant survey, Red Kite, Ryan Clark Nature Photography, sorrel, speedwell, swallows, Tree Creepers and Pied Wagtails, wildlife, wood mellick, wren July 22, 2012

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A few weeks ago, I spent a lovely couple of hours walking part of a 100 acre farm owned by Jef Bell and Linda Rogers. I was particularly interested in meeting with them as they have practised non intensive, chemical-free land management on the site for the last 19 years. As we walked around on … Continue reading →

Wildflower Meadow Progress

Posted by plantameadow in How to help our pollinators, Local stories and tagged with bees, BugLife, Butterfly Conservation, Chamomile, Comfrey, cornflower, Cranesbill, hedgerow, Hollyhock, marbled white butterfly, Marigold, meadow, meadow brown butterfly, pollinators, Poppy, Rosebay Willowherb, Silver Y moth, wildflowers July 10, 2012

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Back in April we sowed our first wildflower meadow with an annual and perennial mix of British cornflowers and wildflowers. And then we waited…………. And we waited…….. And we waited….. Unfortunately the summer barely arrived and as we have all been witness to, the rain fell and fell – as did the temperature. So it … Continue reading →

Our first wild flower meadow

Posted by plantameadow in Local stories and tagged with Britain in Bloom, Bu, BugLife, Butterfly Conservation, community, corn chamomile, corn cockle, corn marigold, corn poppy, cornflower, invertebrates, Landlife, national bug survey, Orange-Tip butterfly, RHS, Wild about Wildflowers April 21, 2012

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This weekend, The Meadow Project celebrated the planting of it’s first wild flower meadow. On a bitterly cold day, with moments of crystal clear skies and dazzling sunshine, local residents gathered to exchange ideas, plant knowledge and gardening tips and to help with the sowing of British wild flower seeds on a newly prepared bed. … Continue reading →

Spring Butterflies by David Dennis, Butterfly Conservation

Posted by plantameadow in Local stories, Useful information and tagged with butterfly, Butterfly Conservation, Cabbage White., Comma, David Dennis, garden butterflies, Holly Blue, Orange-tip, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Yellow Brimstone April 17, 2012

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This is a great time to look for butterflies – after a cold winter when we’re all a bit short of sunshine. By April, two groups of butterflies are on the wing – firstly those that have survived the winter tucked away in deep foliage, holes in trees or your garden shed, and then there are those … Continue reading →

Make a difference in your garden or on your land.

Posted by plantameadow in How to help our pollinators, Useful information and tagged with bees, British Beekeeping Association, British wild flower plants, business, butterflies, Butterfly Conservation, Chelsea Flower Show, farming, gardening, land owners, moths, plants, pollinating insects, RHS, Urban Greening, wild life friendly plants, wildflowers, wildlife gardening, wildlife trusts April 17, 2012

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There are so many ways that we, the gardener or land owner, can help to increase our wild life friendly habitats. But, of course, all of our situations are different and we don’t always have the time to trawl the internet and bookshops to find the advice we need. So whether you have a small, … Continue reading →