RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted July 12, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 12, 2022 Hi all the garden is keeping me very busy i have completely rebuilt my feeding station a replacement pond for the back garden planed out John 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted July 12, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 22/06/2022 at 21:21, sb67 said: Not my garden but my local park. Can anyone tell me what plants these are, could they be a wild Orchid? Looks like Rosebay Willowherb (good lineside plant for Docklands Sidings btw). 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 21 hours ago, jbqfc said: Hi all the garden is keeping me very busy i have completely rebuilt my feeding station That's a serious feeding station John, what birds do you see? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted July 13, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2022 3 hours ago, sb67 said: That's a serious feeding station John, what birds do you see? we get blue great and long tailed tits starlings chaffinch goldfinch greenfinch sparrows robin blackbirds dunnock pied wagtails and in winter we get grey wagtails also carrion crow jackdaw magpie and pigeons to clean up any small spillages as the trays and pots under the feeders catch most of it we have two hedgehogs and a couple of wood mice plus a bee hotel that has all it holes filled i also have 3 more feeders at the other end of the garden i have only seen rats very occasionally John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, jbqfc said: we get blue great and long tailed tits starlings chaffinch goldfinch greenfinch sparrows robin blackbirds dunnock pied wagtails and in winter we get grey wagtails also carrion crow jackdaw magpie and pigeons to clean up any small spillages as the trays and pots under the feeders catch most of it we have two hedgehogs and a couple of wood mice plus a bee hotel that has all it holes filled i also have 3 more feeders at the other end of the garden i have only seen rats very occasionally John That's a good selection, I don't get as many on my feeders and I put some floor feeders down as well for the Pigeons, there's a Squirrel that likes eating from that too! Love to get Hedgehogs, a neighbour has seen them but I never have. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted July 13, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2022 50 minutes ago, sb67 said: That's a good selection, I don't get as many on my feeders and I put some floor feeders down as well for the Pigeons, there's a Squirrel that likes eating from that too! Love to get Hedgehogs, a neighbour has seen them but I never have. do you have a hole that the hedgehogs can use to get into your garden needs to be 12 to 15 cm square it can take a while for them to find it as they are animals of habit pigeons do not left out the seed from the trays on the feeders is put out for them when i empty them John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 20 hours ago, jbqfc said: do you have a hole that the hedgehogs can use to get into your garden needs to be 12 to 15 cm square it can take a while for them to find it as they are animals of habit pigeons do not left out the seed from the trays on the feeders is put out for them when i empty them John There is ways they could get in, numerous gaps under the fence and gate. My partner used to have a a feeding station for them and until around 3 or 4 years ago they just didn't come one year and haven't been back since. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted July 14, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2022 the front pond bed is starting to look good i am losing the battle with the sparrows and the lettuce 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2022 Would a plastic owl on top of the mesh do any good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted July 15, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2022 13 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: Would a plastic owl on top of the mesh do any good? i don't actually mind that much i have more than i need i will do the netting better next year John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted July 18, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2022 we have bats in the garden 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2022 That had to take a lot of planning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 One of two caterpillars in the garden over the last two days…the other was smaller and green… BeRTIe 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) Another visit to ‘Grow West’ community garden centre, Allerby earlier to top up our patch with variety & colour for this time of year…our aim is to generally choose native plants that will attract most insects etc… BeRTIe Edited July 31, 2022 by BR traction instructor 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Make sure you all have some water out in this weather, even a saucer full can save lives. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagsniffer Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Talking of hedgehogs, I spotted one in the back garden for the first time last week. So I bought some proper hedgehog food and put water out for them. I set a trail camera up to check and was chuffed to see some customers! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted August 1, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2022 4 hours ago, tigerburnie said: Make sure you all have some water out in this weather, even a saucer full can save lives. yes i have six bowls and two ponds spread across the front and back garden also put some pebbles in some so that the bees wasps and insects can safely drink in sallow water John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 We have four shallow pebble pond, bird bath/bowl type water containers. The pebble pond always has water but we have to top the others up often due to evaporation. BeRTIe 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 A pond is a must really, I had put off building one for ages, I love sitting by it with a cuppa or an ice lolly watching the wildlife in the back garden, I also have a bit of a bog garden too, I might make a pebble pool to finish off the job. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 (edited) Ours is actually a steel firepit, nicely wok shaped…half filled with water washed pebbles & submerged into the ground, increasingly shaded from the wind & sun by the shrubs/perennials growing around it. I’ve added a part clay/part mud beach on top of part of the pebbles to allow bees/birds etc to collect workable building materials, also we’re adding the occasional pond plant. There are plenty of diving beetles already in residence… BeRTIe Edited August 2, 2022 by BR traction instructor 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted August 16, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2022 the front pond is looking good hard to believe this area was only planted at the end of may the back pond is now completed the front edge will be finished off when i get some wood to cover it with the next area for a make over is the old pond area will move the primulas in the middle of the bed to fill the back side then have a think to what i will be planting there 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 (edited) With a low to the ground swing seat vantage point our garden doesn’t need to grow far to meet us… BeRTIe Edited September 5, 2022 by BR traction instructor 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) Given that we’re planting to attract butterflies & moths we shouldn’t be surprised to see holes being nibbled in leaves and blooms. We have also noticed these additions appearing on some stems and are yet to identify whether butterflies, moths or spiders have deposited them. The wood wasp below is a recent arrival and is spending time around the lodge… BeRTIe Edited September 15, 2022 by BR traction instructor 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 More insect life has attached itself to our ladder… BeRTIe 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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