Caring for birds in Summer
Birds may need a helping hand in summer too; prolonged droughts can mean that birds have difficulty finding water. Here is what you can do to help birds during summer. Category: project
How to make a Bird Box
Bird boxes come in various sizes and designs and there sure will be one which fits your garden and will suit your local birds. Category: project
Cleaning Bird Feeders
We know that eating from the same plate every night and not washing it for weeks will make us ill. Well, the same goes for bird feeders, so here is what to do: Category: project
Weather and Birds
Back to me wittering on about chickens, the weather, wildlife and gardening - but not necessarily in that order. Mind you, there is not a lot of gardening going on right at this ve... Category: blog
Robinto has returned!
Now that the days are getting longer again (and colder), it’s time to start planning for the new growing season. Not that I can start sowing outside just yet, but it isn’t too far ... Category: blog
The middle of winter
What does one write about in the middle of winter? I don’t have any exciting snow or ice stories (just yet); the winter so far has been fairly dry and today in Stirling I think the... Category: blog
Birds
How to provide food, shelter and nesting areas for wild birds, you can find it here. Category: project
Watching Helga, Hester and Hank
As the last few days of 2020 draw to a close, I’m sure you’ll agree - what a dreadful year it has been for everyone! Scotland started the year off with heavy rainfall and localised... Category: blog
The first skein of geese
Have you heard or seen the first skein of geese yet? I did recently and it always makes me feel slightly melancholy. On the one hand it means that nature will be slowing down and t... Category: blog
Limiting our CO2 emissions
I am writing this on ‘Global Climate Strike day’ - did any of our readers get involved, too? This day was all about reducing CO2 in the atmosphere and to confront the growing clima... Category: blog