Window Sill Growing Part 3: moving on!
So you have sown, grown, taken snippets from here and there, come up with funky ideas for using recycled bits for pots … and now
Window Sill Growing Part 2: Eggshells!
Growing in eggshells is easy, great fun, good for the environment, good for the plants – and doesn’t cost anything!
Trees on Barnes Common: Maples
This week: The ongoing dry weather continues to increase the risk of fire. On Friday we had our third fire and first call-out of the
Birds on Barnes Common: Blue Tit
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) The Blue Tit is one of those birds that often go under the radar but on closer inspection, is a quite
Window Sill Growing – how’s it going?!
Hi there, Home Growers. Here is Part 1: a quick update on how things are going on my window sill. Let me know what is
Trees on the Common: Birch
This week: The cold snap brought beautiful clear skies and for many of us an increased appreciation for everything our open spaces offer. Fledglings are
Tread carefully…..our acid grassland is disappearing!
As you all know the footfall across the common has increased substantially. We estimate numbers to be up between 200-300% above average. This puts a
Birds on the Common: Swifts
Swift (Apus apus) At this time of year, if you suddenly see some black crescents, scything through the sky, it means that the Swifts have
Trees on the Common: Ash
This Week: The Ice Saints are certainly calling the weather this month – hopefully gardeners, farmers and plants everywhere will not be caught out! That
Birds on the Common: Green Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) One bird that is perhaps most symbolic of the acid grassland at Barnes Common, is the Green Woodpecker, shown here in
