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Early Spring at NQ Growboxes
I think it’s safe to say that last year at NQ Growboxes was a tough one. The plants and wildlife were thriving, but against increasing...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 10, 20194 min read
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Has Spring Sprung?
It’s been unseasonably warm for the past week or so – reaching 20 degrees Celsius and a record Winter temperature for the UK yesterday....
Sarah Marshall
Feb 27, 20192 min read
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An Evening Performance
I got home from work last night just as dusk was falling, and for the first time in ages the garden was full of birdsong. For a while now...
Sarah Marshall
Feb 14, 20191 min read
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Garden Photo Studio
Now that I’ve got my chair hide, I thought I would have a go at creating a small set up for bird photography in the garden (partly...
Sarah Marshall
Feb 3, 20193 min read
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Big Garden Birdwatch 2019
Every year in January I take part in the RSPB’s ‘Big Garden Birdwatch’, the world’s largest wildlife survey. Now in it’s 40th year, the...
Sarah Marshall
Jan 30, 20193 min read
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A visit to Burtonwood Nature Park
A while ago I stumbled across a page for a place called Burtonwood Nature Park on Facebook. The photos on the page looked amazing, with...
Sarah Marshall
Dec 31, 20182 min read
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Garden Sparrowhawk
We’ve had the first hard frost of the season overnight – Winter is most definitely on it’s way! I’m off work this week, and when I...
Sarah Marshall
Nov 22, 20181 min read
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A Bumper Weekend for Wildlife!
The weather’s starting to turn colder and distinctly Autumnal now. We’ve got a crop of fungi flourishing on the lawn and raking and...
Sarah Marshall
Oct 21, 20183 min read
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Autumn Arrives
It feels like five minutes ago that we were baking in the never ending heat and dryness of the Summer, and wishing for rain. Then, as...
Sarah Marshall
Sep 24, 20182 min read
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Our first Garden Owl!
I’ve thought for a while that there may be owls around in our local area – where we live was planned as a ‘Garden Village’ after the war,...
Sarah Marshall
Sep 4, 20182 min read
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Garden Round-Up – July 2018
Normally July sees me spending as much as my free time as possible out in the garden following insects about. This year, the bee season...
Sarah Marshall
Aug 1, 20183 min read
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Robin (almost) Redbreast
The garden birds have started to moult in earnest now – the adults, who’ve been looking quite tatty after weeks of exhausting work...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 28, 20182 min read
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Fledglings
It seemed that no sooner had June arrived, then suddenly the garden was full of baby birds! I’ve really enjoyed time spent out in the...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 19, 20181 min read
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Heatwave!
During the heatwave, I’ve been leaving a small dish of water out on the patio at the end of the garden. The original intention for this...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 13, 20181 min read
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Weekend Round-up – 19th/20th May 2018
From the continued good weather and lack of rain you’d think it was already Summer! I’ve noticed that over the past week one of the male...
Sarah Marshall
May 21, 20182 min read
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The Sparrow Clean Up Crew
We are lucky enough to have a flock of House Sparrows that live in and around the garden. Since I’ve been watching them they’ve become...
Sarah Marshall
May 12, 20182 min read
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Breaking the ice…
It’s been so cold here today that the many trips I had to make down to the bottom of the garden to break the ice on the bird bath seemed...
Sarah Marshall
Mar 3, 20181 min read
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A Christmas Day visitor
I’m one of those who finds Christmas a tough time of year. There’s so much pressure and expectation to be jolly built up around the...
Sarah Marshall
Dec 26, 20171 min read
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