December updateA cold start to the day with icy puddles and frost fringed leaves yet it was t-shirt weather on the beach at Aberdeen just two days ago...
Late October In the Milngavie gardenIt has been a wet and at times windy second half to October and although reasonably mild Autumn has clearly arrived in Milngavie. Bees,...
Nature in the garden todayThe warmer than average September has been great in Milngavie and at risk of anthropomorphizing the wildlife in our gardens has been...
Slug traps - yeast mix week 2I have been trapping slugs in a couple of areas of our garden and recently posted results to suggest a sweet yeast bait was as effective...
Slug traps - The Yeast MixIf you recall from earlier posts, I have been hunting and trapping slugs in a few areas of our garden for two weeks using beer as bait in...
Looking after our robinsThe robin is one of the UK's favorite garden birds. Always a pleasure to see, with its bright red breast hopping around the garden, robin...
First apple of the year!Just finished eating my first 'Discovery' apple from the garden. It was a windfall and there was a tense, exciting - well mildly so -...
Slug traps - week 2 summaryIf you recall from earlier posts, I have been hunting and trapping slugs in a few areas of our garden. At the end of the first week I had...
Dippers, Swans and re-cyclingI saw an adult dipper on the Allander this morning, diving to catch something underwater then flitting to a rock where it bobbed up and...
10 things to spot at Loch ArdinningLoch Ardinning, managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, is one of the most beautiful nature reserves in the Glasgow area. With a mix of...