Hurrah- The Marsh Orchids are back in force!! looks as if the winter grazing with sheep has helped. I counted about thirty of these beauties yesterday. To think there was just one a few years ago. By helping birds we also help an entire habitat. The sheep (and their droppings) attracted hundreds of starlings, eating off the old grass left more light for wildflowers. #RegenerativeFarming
Wild Bird Advice and information
Many people would help birds more, if they knew simple easy ways in which they could help wild birds, without going to too-much extra trouble. Often there are ways to help – that don’t actually ‘cost’ anything at all, but can make a huge difference to making birds welcome and safe in the environment around us.
CITRUS FRUIT SAVES BIRDS LIVES
One of the main causes of bird injuries (espec
Winter work
I made a start on the winter wood work today at the Three Owls Wood. It's not possible to see whats going on in the grow
Tea on the lawn
I received a call from someone wanting identification of a brown bird eating a meal on their lawn. Expecting to be sent
Big haul going North, East and West!
We have fared well this year with our new friends in Trafford, Manchester, who save up all the damaged sacks of food fro
Life expired
Alas, some of our trees which were due for winter maintenance couldn't make it through the recent storms, and have come
X-ray assistance
Well, that didn't take long before the next x-rays were received; this time for a kestrel which had suffered a collision