Archive for January, 2017


Farmland wildlife gets boost from new ‘Nature Friendly Zone’ as Ouse Washes farmers blaze wildlife-friendly farming trail & local schoolchildren appear in nature-friendly farming film Farmers, nature conservationists and local communities in The Fens, on the border between Cambridgeshire, Suffolk …

via Ouse Washes Nature Friendly Zone gives wings to Wildlife-Friendly Farming in the Fens — Ouse Washes

Bee and butterfly numbers have slumped after a tenth year of unsettled weather, National Trust experts have said. Mild winter and spring weather led to extremely high grass growth, leading to a good year for farmers with livestock and for making silage or hay. But the grass growth meant a difficult year for warmth-loving insects, […]

via Year of strong grass growth was bad for bees and butterflies — National Trust Press Office

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So here we are with the final installment in my series of posts where we report on our monthly visits to the wonderful gardens on the Staffordshire and Shropshire border, the Dorothy Clive Garden. We have really enjoyed our monthly visits and every time has been so different with different things to stimulate all the […]

via The Dorothy Clive Garden in December — greenbenchramblings

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