Wetlands
Healthy wetlands store carbon and slow the flow of water, cleaning it naturally and reducing flood risk downstream. They support an abundance of plant life, which in turn provide perfect shelter,…
Healthy wetlands store carbon and slow the flow of water, cleaning it naturally and reducing flood risk downstream. They support an abundance of plant life, which in turn provide perfect shelter,…
Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?
I'm lucky enough to have had my garden as my saviour during the last year. It has been my retreat and my solace, a place to cope and to create and to re-inspire me. Fortunately, I moved to a…
Whilst working at home, in between video conferencing, Zoom, Skype and Teams meetings across the virtual airwaves, I immerse myself in my little wild acre of garden. I describe it as ‘my wild…
The Great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…
Also known as 'Goldmoss' due to its dense, low-growing nature and yellow flowers, Biting stonecrop can be seen on well-drained ground like sand dunes, shingle, grasslands, walls and…