

Hedgehog Heaven
After a two year absence, our local hedgehogs are back. They were heard mating in May and if that was successful we should have some baby...


New Bird in Town !
Another unusual visitor to the woodland habitat was spotted recently - a tree pipit. Very like a small thrush, this little bird hopped...


Creeping up Trees!
Our woodland habitat is beginning to attract woodland species, because for the first time today I saw a pair of treecreepers there. It is...


Water Lilies
It has taken a while, but on Midsummer's Day we had a lovely surprise of a miniature water lily blooming in our pond. Planted two years...


A Second Home !
Delighted to report that not one but two clutches of eggs have been hatched from one of our nestboxes along Paradise Road by a family of...


Uncommon Visitors
It goes to show that leaving seed heads and grasses uncut during the winter months does encourage birds into the Gardens. Two bullfinches...


a not so insy winsy spider!
When Guy last dropped by the pond he found this woodlouse spider rummaging around in the leaf litter. As its name suggests it feeds...


Bird Baubles!
Our last Gardening Club of 2017 happened on December 19th up at The Avalon Centre where we made edible Christmas baubles for the birds...


Welcome Mark!
Mark popped on down to the Gardens yesterday to help install our Frog & Toad Hotel. He will be helping us out and pottering about now and...


Frogs & Toads
We installed our Frog and Toad hotel yesterday and once it is settled will be planting the mound with wild flowers. Both frogs and toads...