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Badger Watching
Stumbling across an uneven, tussocky field after dark, clutching my camera and a bean bag leaving no spare hands for a torch is not my...
Sarah Marshall
Sep 14, 20184 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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A Hard Time for Honeybees – and our Wild Bees too
For the first time since we began beekeeping 8 years ago, our Honeybees are showing signs of starvation. At the beginning of July we...
Sarah Marshall
Aug 29, 20183 min read
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Rainy Days and Communal Roosting at NQ Growboxes
I’ve mentioned before a particular nail hole in the fencing at the end of box number 9 at NQ Growboxes. It’s the one where I found the...
Sarah Marshall
Aug 10, 20182 min read
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NQ Growboxes Round-Up – Late June & July 2018
Late June brought very warm temperatures and a distinct lack of rain. The wildflowers were starting to look a touch wilted, but still...
Sarah Marshall
Aug 4, 20184 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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Leafcutters in Action
I’d been quietly hoping for Leafcutter Bees to start using the bee hotels since I first put them up in 2016. I was seeing small...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 28, 20182 min read
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Recycling – Solitary Bee Style
Our resident Hylaeus (Yellow-Faced Bee) has finally stopped nesting in the Oasis house… and the new spot she has chosen is interesting to...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 26, 20181 min read
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Blue Mason Bee
The remaining Blue Mason bee at NQ Growboxes is spending most of his time tucked up in the nail hole in the fencing at the end of box 9,...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 21, 20181 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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The Hedgehog Returns
I’d just nipped into the kitchen for a drink at dusk last night, when I noticed one of the cats was glued to the window. This isn’t that...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 18, 20182 min read
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A Bumblebee Evicts an Unwelcome Guest
‘Mind your feet, there’s a Bumblebee walking around in the grass down there’. I looked down and so she was. We were giving the garden...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 17, 20182 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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Garden Round-up – June 2018
I’d forgotten just how busy I seem to get in Summer. Not only is the beekeeping season in full swing, but insects are everywhere, meaning...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 12, 20183 min read
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The Cuckoo (Bees) have arrived!
With the bee season in full swing now and the continuing hot weather, not only are there tons of bees around but also loads of other...
Sarah Marshall
Jul 9, 20182 min read
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Hylaeus Bees at NQ Growboxes – and biodiversity in the City
Hylaeus bees -often known as ‘Yellow-Faced’ or ‘Masked’ bees due to their extensive facial markings – are the first unusual bees that I...
Sarah Marshall
Jun 8, 20184 min read
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Weekend Round-up, 26th-28th May 2018
It’s been the second Bank Holiday weekend in a row where we’ve had gorgeous weather, so it was a great opportunity to spend some time in...
Sarah Marshall
May 30, 20182 min read
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NQ Growboxes – late April to Mid May round-up
As Spring has finally arrived and the weather has warmed up, NQ Growboxes has come to life. The Spring flowers attracted an early...
Sarah Marshall
May 25, 20183 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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