The Shrewd Gardener

I saw a Jay in London and it stayed still long enough for me to look closely at it.

We spent the morning trimming the mixed hedge in the front garden. It is a mix of Eleagnus, Holly and Buddleia. Not that unusual but what really surprised me was the number of Crickets we found.
I’ve identified them as the Speckled Bush Cricket [Leptophytes punctatissima] and the only ones we found were the females. [...]

Have you ever seen any tired looking bees in you garden. Well, the RSPB are suggesting that you help them with a little sugar water.
Of course having plenty of nectar laden flowers in your garden would help too but this seems like an interesting idea. Why not give it a try next time you find [...]

Save the Sparrow.

How many birds come to your garden, how many beetles can you identify.. are there newts in your pond?