Nature Blog by Jenny Bourne
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Stag beetles! Painted ladies! Flowers! Bee bums!
Monday 11th June 2018
My nearby plot neighbour emailed – ‘When sorting out netting for my red currants, I found this stag beetle. I took a photo and only then realised that the…
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Bluebell nest, whitethroat, damselflies and baggy trouser crows!
Thursday 10th May 2018
Latest news from my plot and the nest on the ground under the bluebell foliage – the robin is definitely feeding young!
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A nest hidden under the foliage
Wednesday 2nd May 2018
A few days ago I decided to pull out invasive bluebells taking over in my plot by the wall. What a surprise to pull back leaves and discover this nest hidden under the foliage, with small, pale eggs and…
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April!
Wednesday 18th April 2018
A day of hot sun, interspersed among days of drab, overcast, cold and wet weather – a fellow plotholder with a generally cheerful disposition said the other day:
Is it me or is the weather really depressing! -
Mini Beast, quiz, spring...
Thursday 22nd March 2018
Well, no sooner had the ‘Beast from the East’ snows melted away when we had another weekend of it – this time a mini version, unfortunately coinciding with…