Resilient Nature

I really enjoy this time of year in a temperate climate where nature provides a bounty for all to enjoy. My back garden is full of apples at the moment. Some like the ‘beauty of Bath’ have already dropped their load and the battle is on between myself and...
Spring is here!

Spring is here!

I’ve been waiting patiently for the first swallow and finally got rewarded on Saturday last. I was down in Clare for the weekend and stopped at Ballyvaughan to see the Northern Divers when three swallows cruised past. Actually it was more like ‘powered...
Signs of Spring

Signs of Spring

I was lucky to get into the garden over the weekend and start tidying up in preparation for the growing season ahead. I am always between two minds spending time there at this time of year because the birds get disturbed and may not be able to fill the reserves for...

Dawn Chorus

Have you noticed that the birds are a little more vocal of late? Yes, the spring has begun and the birds are very conscious of the increasing day length. In fact all sorts of physiological changes are now taking place to the birds. Their reproductive systems are...
Feeding the Birds

Feeding the Birds

Living in a temperate climate means that animals and plants have a breeding season, i.e. they don’t breed all year. For this reason autumn is a time of maximum population levels and from the end of the breeding season all the way through to the next cycle, the...
Successful Year

Successful Year

Backgarden wildlife wishes all our readers a very successful year in conserving wildlife in your home....