Gardening for hedgehogs
Sadly, I really can't remember the last time I saw a living hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus).
Blog: wildlife gardening
Image: Tom Marshall
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An apple arch for wildlife
We started to construct the Apple archway walk in the autumn off 2019.
Poems & prose inspired by nature | part 2
Gosling Sike’s regular Tuesday volunteer group from Carlisle Mencap had a break from weeding recently and worked with writer-in-residence Susan Cartwright-Smith to pen poetry and prose inspired by…
Weed or Wild Flower?
Some plants tip the balance as to what is regarded as a weed/wild flower or a cultivated plant. But I think we should embrace them for their value to wildlife, and not as gardening misfits!
Composting at home
I started totally using peat free compost in 2004 when working for BBC Gardeners World.
Leaving hedges to their own devices is magic for wildlife
Hedgerows seem to hold a hidden aura of magic from the tallest to the shortest.
Grow don't mow
There's no doubt about it, wildlife gardening is a captivating subject both in theory and in practice.
A cold snap this April
There is a definite chill in the air as I write this in the first official week in spring.
March 2021 Wildlife Gardening Enews
Spring news from the garden at Plumgarths.
November at Gosling Sike
The latest Gosling Sike-inspired poem by writer in residence Susan Cartwright-Smith.