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A case of mistaken identity
When I got back from the apiary on Saturday afternoon I went straight out into the garden to finish off some small jobs I’d started in...
Sarah Marshall
May 17, 20182 min read
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Weekend Round-up – 12th – 13th May 2018
The garden is continuing to burst into life now that Spring is finally here! The first workers have started to emerge from the Buff...
Sarah Marshall
May 14, 20181 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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May Day Bank Holiday Weekend Round Up
With the mini heatwave we had over the bank holiday weekend, the garden seems to have exploded into life. Luckily I was able to spend...
Sarah Marshall
May 9, 20182 min read
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Mason Bees emerge in the garden!
I’ve been patiently waiting for the Red Mason Bees to emerge since I put the houses back out at the beginning of April. Predictably,...
Sarah Marshall
May 5, 20182 min read
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Squirrel Selfie
I’ve recently taken the plunge and bought a trail camera. I’ve wanted one for a while and our recent hedgehog visitor was all the reason...
Sarah Marshall
Apr 29, 20181 min read
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Bumblebee Nest Box Project
The latter parts of last Winter felt like a long old slog. We had several snowfalls from December through to Match and while I love snow...
Sarah Marshall
Apr 24, 20183 min read
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My City Patch
I’ve just realised that I’ve never written here about my other patch that I visit at least once a week. This one isn’t where you might...
Sarah Marshall
Apr 21, 20183 min read
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A Prickly Affair
Some of my earliest nature memories involve hedgehogs. When I was very young and went to stay with my grandparents they had 4 or 5...
Sarah Marshall
Apr 19, 20183 min read
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A strange place to sleep…
I put some empty bee houses up a couple of weeks ago, and as dusk falls tonight one of them is housing an unusual inhabitant… She seems...
Sarah Marshall
Apr 11, 20181 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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The Leafcutter Diaries 3 – Balsam Days
One day while watching our Leafcutter, I realised that her behaviour had subtly changed.  Usually her foraging trips were short – she...
Sarah Marshall
Sep 14, 20172 min read
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The Leafcutter Diaries 2 – 8th July
I’d seen ‘our’ Leafcutter roosting in the beehouses for a few weeks now, but tonight was very happy to see that she’s started nesting...
Sarah Marshall
Sep 13, 20172 min read
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Leafcutter Diaries 1 – 21st June 2017
Every evening when I get home from work one of the first things I do is head on out into the garden. Â I love to potter around for 5...
Sarah Marshall
Aug 1, 20172 min read
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Goth Bumblebees, some unlikely garden visitors
A couple of weeks ago I returned home from work to find that my mother-in-law had been trying to reach me. Â The reason? Â Her window...
Sarah Marshall
May 29, 20174 min read
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A Day at the Seaside
A conversation with a fellow bee fan on Twitter led us to Ainsdale Beach on the hot and sunny Easter weekend. Â Ainsdale Beach is part of...
Sarah Marshall
May 8, 20173 min read
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Solitary Bees
When you think of bees, you probably think of two different kinds – I know I used to!  The big fat fuzzy ones – Bumblebees, and the...
Sarah Marshall
Sep 18, 20166 min read
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Baby Snail
The garden is completely overrun with slugs and snails this year. Â Great for the frogs, not so great for the plants. I found this baby...
Sarah Marshall
Sep 10, 20161 min read
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The Ponds
One of the main things that I wanted for my garden was a pond. We’d had one in my garden growing up, and I knew how much wildlife they...
Sarah Marshall
Sep 7, 20163 min read
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