Nature Blog by Jenny Bourne

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;

‘We have had an amazing Wasp spider in our lavender for the last month. Whilst apparently very common, we have never seen one before! And she is an amazing sight so I thought I would share…’ (Katie, Plot 63f)

The little front pollinator bed by the entrance is now bursting with plants attractive to pollinators and other insects and whenever I go in there are bees and butterflies foraging on the various flowers. Hindsight being a fine thing…

There’s a new pond on the block! Tracy’s project that was thought through at every stage and took a while to complete, with great attention to different depths and lining to create a splendid wildlife pond

Last week was National Insect Week. Ttemperatures in the low 30s and too hot for me to go to the plot during the heat of the day! I went up one morning at 7.30am as others were leaving; my neighbour had been watering for an hour…