Garden Wildlife UK

If Mum and Dad are daft enough to keep bringing the food why would junior try looking for itself?

First positive sighting of a CC in my garden today. May even get to see a soon.

I vary my feeding regime very little throughout the year. I offer the same seed and hearts but in winter I tend to put out more fresh fruit.

Charming photo john. Do you know which species of Goose it is?

According to my wild flower book willpar's orchid is a Bird's nest Orchid. Can't say I've seen one before.

I am already a member of the RSPB. This the BTO a similar thing? While both organisations both have bird's welfare at heart they are coming at it from different directions. For instance the BTO owns no bird sanctuaries but the RSPB has dozens. Both look into the reasons why certain species are decl...

This years Teasel crop is coming along nicely. The photo below shows three of them growing out of the side of my drive against the creeper covered wall. They are currently a little over 6 feet tall and still growing. I will need a ladder to pick the Teasels in the autumn. :) http://i420.photobucket....

It has been a miserable day at the chateau today with persistent rain but my favourite Blackie has been keeping dry under the cover of my back patio. He has been going out into the rain occasionally but only to try and see off other males.

Amazing sighting squirrel . I have never heard of it happening. It would be a good one to contact Springwatch about and see if they can supply an answer.

I am a member of the BTO Garden Bird Watch(GBW) which does what the RSPB Winter Garden bird survey does but you supply results on a weekly basis. I have been doing this for about 5 years now and very rewarding. You are sent a quarterly magazine with the results from the previous quarter and other in...