Don't be in too much of a hurry to tidy the winter garden. If you can, leave dead and decaying stalks and stems, especially hollow ones such as hollyhocks. Ladybirds and lacewings use them for shelter. It's good to keep the soil covered as well, perhaps by old leaves rather than putting them on the … Continue reading Just One Thing – February 2025

A correction to Marion's appeal to sign the Rivers Trust petition yesterday: the SSSI [in the Severn River] is for its geology (fossils in the rocks), only extends to mean low water, and has no requirements for fish. But the area near Hinkley is a Special Area of Conservation established under the Habitats Directive, a … Continue reading SSSI Status Correction