Hedgehogs have become regular garden visitorsIts been a month since I saw a hedgehog in our garden. As I mentioned in the last post, the day following that first sighting I put out...
Time to set up the hedgehog houseOn my regular slug foray last night - which is getting ealier as the evenings rapidly shorten - I spotted my first hedgehog in the...
Summer 2015 in our garden.As I opened the curtains this morning I was greeted by a blackbird taking a bath in our new pond. A feeling of satisfaction at having...
Local nature beats Hansa Park.Our kiwi german friends Tanja. Cristoph, Marlo and Maja came to visit us from New Zealand having spent around a month in Germany with...
Too wet for lizardsI finally made it along to Flanders Moss last week hoping to show off the local lizards to Alison, Ellen and our kiwi german friends...
Frogs and toads on the moveOn a family and friends trip up to Mugdock castle last week we spotted literally hundreds of small toads - roughly a centimeter long -...
Wild flowers to spot in MugdockMugdock is a viual and olfactory treat at the moment. There are still some bluebells out but they are on the way out, hawthorn is in its...
Our first pond visitorsIts a couple of weeks since the pond was finished and about a week after the plants went in and things are looking OK in the pond. Its...
Bees don't hang aroundJust planted this ceanothus and immediately a bee landed on it. That was the point of planting it along with the fact it is pretty and...
Ne'er cast a clout till May be outIts almost June and the saying 'Ne'er cast a clout till May be out' - meaning don't discard your warm clothing till May has ended - seems...