June Wildlife: What to Look Out for in Nature This Month
There's been an abundance of sunshine over the past month. It's a bit cooler this week but that optimistic June feel - the long days and short nights, the warm breeze, the luscious greens - is full of promise. I
May Wildlife: What to look out for in nature this month
We're already 14 days into May & it has been quite marvellous so far - lots of blue skies and pink blossom. The swifts arrived back in the village last week, joining the swallows and martins, and filling the sky
April Wildlife: What to Look Out for in Nature This Month
Unbelievably, as I type, it is still snowing outside. We were all up-in-arms about snow in March (and it snowed really quite a lot in March) but no one really expected it to be going strong into April. There were
Fundraising Update: The Borders Macmillan Centre
I'm really delighted to be able to let you know that we have raised £1,000 so far for the fundraising for the Borders Macmillan Centre Appeal. A HUGE thank you to everyone who has bought the A Garden for Wildlife cards
Process: Photographs, Sketchbook & Finished Drawings
Our dog, Buddy, isn't one of those nice dogs that doesn't like rain and delicately steps around puddles. He needs lots of exercise in every weather. On our daily walks, I often take my camera - and sometimes my Polaroid,
The Best Things About Spring [A Shortlist]
For the Spring Pack I compiled my own list of favourite things about Spring (see above). I thought I'd got it covered but I was blown away by everyone's contributions in the comments for the giveaway. It seems that Spring
March Wildlife: What to look out for in nature this month
To be honest, this is not the blog post I was hoping to write at the start of March! By mid February I had psychologically totally moved on to Spring and her busy activity and fresh bright greens. I was
February Wildlife: What to Look Out for This Month
With February comes the noticeable lengthening of the days. Although the days have been inching longer since the winter solstice on December 21st, it's only once February dawns that we begin to make some serious daylight progress. Winter's midpoint was
January Wildlife: What To Look Out For This Month
There's very little more lovely than seeing the delicate imprint of bird tracks dancing across fresh snow in January. It feels like you have woken up to a new world. Snow-fall at New Year always seem poignant, like nature is
Winter Food: Teasels & Goldfinches
I recently shared the motivation behind my new 'A Garden for Wildlife' project and now I wanted to tell you about the inspiration behind the specific designs. The 'A Garden for Wildlife' range is all about the plants, flowers and habits