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March 6th 2007Living with Mammals
Mammal Trust UK's annual survey of these spaces, Living with Mammals, begins its fifth survey season in 2007 and has shown that, when we take the time to look, it can be surprising who we find our neighbours are.
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February 3rd 2007Wild in your garden
Lancashire Wildlife Trust is inviting keen wildlife gardeners to enter a
national competition where they may have the opportunity to have their
garden featured on BBC television.
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August 21st 2006Garden wildlife survey
A Welsh local authority is conducting a survey to establish the importance of local gardens for wildlife.
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August 21st 2006Garden wildlife photographic competition
There is still time to submit your pictures of garden wildlife for a prestigious photographic competition.
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July 25th 2006Sparrows get cheeky
A Londoner landed in a bit of a pickle when he found that his only pair of clean underpants were already taken.
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July 25th 2006Birds and bats welcomed to new homes
A leading house builder has incorporated bird and bat boxes into plans for a new development in Cambridge.
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July 9th 2006Garden wildlife surveys
Frogs, grass-snakes and great spotted woodpeckers: if you see any of these animals in your garden, then you can help one or more recently announced garden wildlife surveys.
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June 14th 2006Hedgehogs rehabilitated
A wildlife group has released 15 rescued hedgehogs into selected gardens in an East Riding village.
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June 14th 2006BBC Gardeners World back native plants
BBC Gardener's World has joined forces with Plantlife to promote the use of wild plants in the garden.
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June 14th 2006Conservationist urge gardeners to fight climate change
Conservationists are making increasingly earnest efforts to recruit Britain's gardeners to combat biodiversity loss resulting from climate change.
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May 28th 2006Space For Nature email change
Space For Nature has changed its email contact address.
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May 23rd 2006Wild about Gardens 2006 campaign
The Wildlife Trusts and RHS have launched their 2006 wildlife gardening campaign with the help of Ribena and Lorraine Kelly.
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May 23rd 2006Council urges youngsters to record garden nesters
A County Council is aiming to encourage children to record evidence of birds breeding in their gardens.
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May 4th 2006Biodiversity partnership WoWs gardeners
TV wildlife presenter Chris Packham recently helped to launch of the Wealth of Wildlife (WoW) project - a new flagship project of the Cumbria Biodiversity Partnership.
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May 4th 2006Water saving tips for gardeners
Top gardening author gives his advice on coping with drought conditions in the garden.
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April 18th 2006New garden pest bothers gardeners
A relative newcomer to the British beetle fauna has emerged from nowhere to end up at 'number 4' in the RHS list of top garden pests for 2005.
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April 12th 2006New wildlife gardening book published
The Wildlife Trusts, in association with the Royal Horticultural Society, have published a new book for people who want to encourage wildlife in their gardens.
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April 5th 2006Wildlife Trust promotes garden ponds
A county wildlife trust has produced a new leaflet aimed at encouraging gardeners to create ponds for amphibians.
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April 5th 2006Wildlife Trust launches peat-free compost
In a bid to raise awareness of the threat from continued use of peat within the garden and building trades, a wildlife trust has launched a100% peat-free compost.
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April 5th 2006City wildlife trust urges gardeners to save water
Gardeners have been given advice on how to preserve water in our drought-ravaged capital.
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March 27th 20062006 Big Garden Birdwatch results are in
Another record breaking year in terms of participation. Continued declines for some species were offset by increases in others.
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March 22nd 2006RSPB launch Homes Fit For Birds project
The RSPB are looking to house owners to help vulnerable birds and wildlife around their homes and gardens across the UK.
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March 22nd 2006New home owners shown the way to wildlife gardening
Owners of new houses in Cambourne Cambridgeshire are being offered free advice on attracting wildlife to their virgin garden plots.
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March 15th 2006Massive increase in house building called for
Five million new homes will be needed in England over the next 20 years.
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March 15th 2006Builder seeks to ban cats from its new homes
In a bid to win planning permission to build flats close to conservation area, a major builder has said that it will put a clause in the title deeds to ban cats.
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March 8th 2006BTO credits gardeners with goldfinch recovery
The BTO believes people who feed their garden birds have reversed the decline of one of the nations prettiest finches.
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March 6th 2006More bad news for the Lepidoptera
Hard on the heels of last week's bad news about the decline of moths in our countryside comes news that butterflies are faring no better.
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February 27th 2006A garden favourite in trouble
Despite being largely nocturnal and often overlooked, moths must rate as one of the most attractive and interesting groups of garden animals and news of their decline will alarm many gardeners.
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February 27th 2006Environmental vandalism in the name of gardening
It seems incredible, but its true: in the 21st century we are still condoning the destruction of limestone pavement - one of our rarest and most irreplaceable natural habitats - to satisfy the whims of gardeners.
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February 27th 2006Wildlife Trust to create Show Garden
The Cheshire Wildlife Trust are to enter a garden in this years prestigious RHS Tatton Flower Show.
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February 21st 2006New leaflet showcases garden mammals
The latest leaflet in English Nature's garden wildlife series is a guide to the mammals that inhabit our gardens.
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February 6th 2006Wildlife gardens best for house sparrow
The latest research into the decline of the house sparrow points to shortage of insect food as a contributory factor.
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February 6th 2006MP calls for protection of gardens
Housing development on established gardens is being concealed under the guise of development on 'brownfield' sites.
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February 6th 2006Garden rubbish threat to environment
A local authority has found that the dumping of garden waste in or near local woodlands is threatening their natural flora.
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January 30th 2006Wild About Gardens project offers top tips
Wild About Gardens - a collaborative project between the Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society - has come up with a series of recommendations to help gardeners help wildlife.
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January 30th 2006Citizen science project set to break records
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch which took place over the last weekend looks set to break the record for number of people taking part.
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January 23rd 2006Ladybirds at risk from changeable weather
The recent mild spell of weather could spell disaster for many hibernating ladybirds.
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January 16th 2006Red kite: London's new garden bird
After an absence of hundreds of years, red kites are back over the skies of London!
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January 9th 2006It's that time again...
Its January - it must be nearly time for the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch!
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Junuary 3rd 2006Space For Nature featured on Korean TV
British wildlife gardening and the Space For Nature website were central themes of a television program broadcast by South Korea channel KBS.
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December 19th 2005Wiggly Wigglers scoops business award
A business built around the growing market of organic and wildlife gardening has been named British Small Business Champion 2005.
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December 19th 2005More clues emerge about sparrow's decline
New research has shown that house sparrows may be pre-disposed to suffering from winter food shortages.
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December 12th 2005Night-time garden wildlife book is a winner
An innovative book on garden wildlife - Curious Incidents in the Garden at Night-time has topped the Garden Answers magazine's Books for Christmas list.
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December 12th 2005Scottish gardeners urged to go native
Gardeners in Scotland are being encouraged to think about using natives in the garden to help safeguard their future.
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December 5th 2005Wildlife Garden is sheer magic
A nature reserve that was once a garden belonging to CS Lewis and the inspiration for his Narnia stories will host a special winter event.
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December 5th 2005Government signals downgrading of environmental standards for new housing development
The government's election promise to usher in higher environmental standards for new housing development has turned rather sour.
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December 5th 2005Northern Ireland Bird Conference looks at garden birds
BirdWatch Ireland and RSPB Northern Ireland's 38th All-Ireland Conference will embrace the theme Garden Birds: Biodiversity on your Doorstep.
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November 21st 2005Garden feeding important this winter
The British Trust for Ornithology has noted early arrivals of finches at garden feeding stations across the country.
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November 21st 2005Watch out of 'lazy birds'!
A research student has found that staggering numbers of warblers are opting to spend the winter in Britain in preference to moving further south.
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November 16th 2005Grant for wildlife garden
An allotment wildlife garden designed by school children will be presented with a substantial National Lottery grant.
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November 14th 2005New assessment of alien plants
A new assessment of alien plants and animals abroad in the UK's countryside has pointed the finger of blame, at least in part, at gardens.
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November 7th 2005Hedgehog is UK's favourite garden animal
A survey has put the humble hedgehog at the top of the list of peoples favourite garden animals and also throws light on our attitude to garden animals.
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