connecting communities and nature
Produce the perfect stack of habitats in your own garden to attract useful and interesting invertebrates. And perhaps a hedgehog!
In the UK, an average garden is home to more than 2,000 species of insect. Many of these insects are useful to the hobbyist gardener, controlling those pesky bugs that can cause damage to our cherished plant life.
Continue reading “How to Make a Bug Hotel!”What are ponds?
Ponds are a familiar feature of the British countryside and for many of us a beautiful garden feature that attracts wildlife into otherwise urban areas.
A pond is defined as a body of water (often fresh), that can vary in size and can be either naturally or artificially formed. Some ponds can be as small as 1 meter wide, whereas others expand to the size of multiple football fields!
Continue reading “Pond Life in the UK”I joined the practical conservation cohort on an expedition to Spurn the point in an attempt to turn the tide on beach pollution. We gathered at the Spurn Discovery Centre for the activity of the day: A beach clean! Read on to find out all about it!
Continue reading “Macro problems with Microplastics: Beach Clean at Spurn Point, Easington.”