by Phil | Jul 22, 2014 | Bees, Birds, Events, Talks
On Friday August 8th Fieldcrest Garden School will be hosting a course on how to attract birds, bees and butterflies into the garden. Find out more and book. 
by Phil | May 19, 2014 | Birds, Salads, This Week in the Garden
The 4 baby great tits are still growing and have feathers and their eyes are open. They are also very noisy! I still fear for one of the babies as the other three literally sit on top of it and prevent it eating. The mother bird was not in the next last night – I am... by Christine | Mar 6, 2014 | Birds, Flowers, This Week in the Garden
Wildlife Garden – Disaster strikes. My worries about the Kestrel have been confirmed – yesterday afternoon a Kestrel zoomed around the house, flew into the window and landed on the path. It flew off after a few seconds with a small bird in its claws. My only... by Christine | Feb 28, 2014 | Birds, Wildlife
Quite an odd week. Our Great Tit is still lodging in the birdbox which is good. Sadly I found a dead chaffinch on the path on Monday. It was unmarked so I wondered what had happened to it, and then on Tuesday I was looking out at the birdfeeder by the house when... by Christine | Feb 14, 2014 | Birds, Hares, Wildlife
Great excitement here this week! The camera birdbox which Paul had for Christmas has now got it’s own resident Great Tit in situ. He has come every night since Tuesday and fluffs up his feathers to look like a little furry ball. I worry that he won’t be... by Christine | Jan 31, 2014 | Birds, Wildlife
The field opposite us it very intensively worked and the grass surface is often scarified; so no surprise to see lots of birds feeding there. There are large flocks of Fieldfares and what looks like Starlings (I don’t think they are Redwings) there at the moment,...