Update from the Banks Meadow Reserve So many butterflies ! The most i have ever seen. This is because of our pro-nettle management for the catterpillars and also planting summer and autumn-long nectar plants for the adult butterflies. These are Small Tortoiseshell, the Large Tortoiseshell are exstinct now. We also see Comma and Redadmiral in large numbers
cheers
David
Wild Bird Advice and information
Many people would help birds more, if they knew simple easy ways in which they could help wild birds, without going to too-much extra trouble. Often there are ways to help – that don’t actually ‘cost’ anything at all, but can make a huge difference to making birds welcome and safe in the environment around us.
CITRUS FRUIT SAVES BIRDS LIVES
One of the main causes of bird injuries (espec
Glass balconies
It is becoming increasingly common for me to receive reports of injured/dead birds on glass balconies. The photo with th
A bird that can't fly ... doesn't mean it is injured
Lots and lots of calls just now for "an injured bird in the garden". In truth, hardly any of these have been injured, b
Easyfundraising.org.uk pays out again!
I am pleased to let you know that we have received yet another payout from the Easyfundraising scheme for donations ma
We've a poorly blackbird...
Its a phrase often received on the Helpline - and we have to decipher if it IS a true blackbird, or simply a bird that i
Wonderful donations
Although monetary donations are ALWAYS welcome at any time of the year, we are also very grateful for other donations to