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Features
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2004
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2005
The RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park 2003
The RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park 2004
The RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park 2005
Two weeks in a Provencal garden
Wildlife gardening does not mean uncontrolled wilderness...
The story of a new garden and its birds
Wildlife gardening from scratch
Tomorrow's Garden for Local Wildlife 2004 Conference
Friends of Hull's Wildlife
Creating a wildflower meadow: talk and tour at Bluebell Cottage Gardens, Cheshire
Making a nest box for hole nesting birds
Creating a home for hedgehogs
Renovating and repositioning nestboxes
Making a habitat basket
Creating a wildlife-friendly pond
Combating algae with barley straw
Combating algae with barley straw
Living with duckweed
A creative method of hiding a pond liner
Under the boardwalk
The flowery hiccup
Planting a new mixed native species hedge
Ideas for looking after garden birds on a budget
Winter-flying Bumblebees
Watching Garden Wildlife
Counting garden birds
Cats and Garden Widlife
Fungi
Wasps: friend or foe?
Life-changing encounters with garden birds
Homes for garden wildlife
Planting for garden biodiversity
The magic of water
Garden meadows
Gardening without skips
Garden for yourself
Climate change in the garden
Autumn harvest
Feeding the birds
Winter Drama in the Wildlife Garden
Wildlife gardening by design
Biodiversity and the gardener
What is a wildlife garden?
Principles of Designing Gardens for Wildlife
News
March 2003
Major garden
biodiversity
conference staged in Birmingham
March 2003
Ground Force meets Wildlife Gardening
March 26th 2003
Big Garden Birdwatch Results
March 26th 2003
Can you help with the RSPB's Sparrow Survey?
March 31st 2003
BBC Gardening News-extra features wildlife gardening
April 3rd 2003
Alan Titchmarsh focuses on wildlife in the garden
April 9th 2003
Threat from invasive non-native garden plants reviewed
April 11th 2003
Butterfly survey highlights importance of gardens
April 11th 2003
Monty Don promises new wildlife pond for Gardener's World
April 25th 2003
Chelsea has 'environmentally friendly' theme this year
April 25th 2003
High biodiversity will feature in Scotland's Garden
May 3rd 2003
RSPB at Chelsea
May 3rd 2003
You can help our sparrows
May 3rd 2003
BBC puts the spotlight on garden wildlife
May 19th 2003
Chelsea launches wildlife gardening website
May 24th 2003
Gardeners using peat are destroying wildlife
May 24th 2003
Chelsea sees strong trend in natural planting
May 24th 2003
Gardeners can help save native bumblebees
May 24th 2003
Public ready to help wildlife
May 24th 2003
Kew celebrates native plants and animals
May 28th 2003
BBC sponsors garden wildlife events
May 28th 2003
Bad year for blue tits
May 29th 2003
Keep cats indoors at night!
June 2nd 2003
Top of the butterfly pops
June 2nd 2003
Global warming will affect garden flora
June 3rd 2003
Garden visitors will arrive late
June 6th 2003
Wildlife Trust's show wildlife garden
June 11th 2003
Watch out for the painted ladies
June 12th 2003
New wildlife trail at Cambridge Botanic Gardens
June 16th 2003
Wildlife gardener awarded OBE
June 20th 2003
Drastic decline in Swallows this year
June 23rd 2003
Wildlife garden stand draws the crowds and the awards
June 23rd 2003
Exotic garden wildlife saved
June 26th 2003
New money for Southend wildlife garden
June 30th 2003
Value your insects
July 7th 2003
Cash boost to urban environment centre
July 8th 2003
Are we ecological facists?
July 10th 2003
RSPB garden house sparrow survey: results in
July 11th 2003
Put garden mammal sightings to good use
July 13th 2003
Shropshire school opens wildlife garden
July 18th 2003
Urban birds sing stronger
July 20th 2003
Kew showcases biodiversity in the garden
July 22nd 2003
Search is on for farmland flowers
August 5th 2003
Full list of banned chemicals
August 5th 2003
Gardeners urged to look out for important fungi
August 8th 2003
Painted lady invasion may have started
August 14th 2003
Farmer shows the way with wildlife pond
August 14th 2003
Garden wildlife terrorises Midlands estate!
August 17th 2003
Painted ladies continue to arrive on the east coast
August 17th 2003
Garden reptile sightings increase
August 19th 2003
Every little helps...
August 21st 2003
Warm weather brings immigrant moth influx
August 24th 2003
Spiny garden shrubs protect nests from magpies
August 25th 2003
More reports of spectacular immigrant moths
August 27th 2003
Butterflies continue northwards range expansions
August 28th 2003
Garden resident in need of help
August 31st 2003
Live frogs are the new garden gnomes!
August 31st 2003
Swallowtails join the party
September 3rd 2003
Garden badgers in desperate search for food
September 4th 2003
Pigeons may be to blame for sparrow's demise
September 4th 2003
Its official: the robin is now the most widespread garden bird
September 7th 2003
Southern dragonfly in Carlisle utility room!
September 7th 2003
Wise words from the RHS
September 8th 2003
Wildlife garden recognised for second year running
September 9th 2003
New homes and gardens could breathe life into countryside
September 12th 2003
Gardener's World create a new wildlife pond
September 14th 2003
Stoke-on-Trent gardeners urged to contribute to garden wildlife survey
September 16th 2003
Gardener's warned to avoid invasive pond plants
September 22nd 2003
Time to take stock after an amazing summer
September 26th 2003
Making your cat more wildlife-friendly
September 29th 2003
Hedgehogs in decline?
September 30th 2003
Gardeners urged to be choosey about their bluebells
14th October 2003
Gardens set to change in wake of global warming
14th October 2003
Grow a tree from seed in the garden
27th October 2003
Watch out for garden waxwings
October 2003
Feed The Birds Day
12th November 2003
BBC's
Wild in your Garden
revisited
20th November 2003
RSPB needs your garden bird sightings
23rd November 2003
Wildlife award for Scottish gardening couple
18th December 2003
English Nature launch wildlife gardening CDROM
27th December 2003
Garden bird surveys require more help
27th December 2003
Wildlife gardening features in photographic competition
27th December 2003
Kent garden recognised for wildlife gardening
27th December 2003
National trust garden wildlife survey turns up rarities
3rd January 2004
Blue tits no longer raid our milk bottles
3rd January 2004
Lancashire gardeners urged to exterminate grey squirrels
13th January 2004
Big Garden Birdwatch coming soon
13th January 2004
Deer becoming more urbanised
13th January 2004
New publication marks National Nest Box Week
15th January 2004
It's money spiders Vs aphids in the garden
17th January 2004
BTO want Scottish gardeners to count birds
19th January 2004
RHS urge gardeners to look after biodiversity
25th January 2004
Big Garden Birdwatch launched at No 10.
28th January 2004
Garden bird mortality rise
31st January 2004
Bird homes set to multiply
2nd February 2004
Leech infestation of garden ponds
8th February 2004
Concern rising over Sudden Oak Death
10th February 2004
Mild south-westerlies bring in the early birds
11th February 2004
Lancashire school opens major wildlife garden
12th February 2004
Exceptionally early nesting birds reported
13th February 2004
Gardeners urged to plant hedges for wildlife
15th February 2004
North/South divide for blue tits?
16th February 2004
Checklist for nestbox owners
22nd February 2004
Garden makeovers to blame for sparrow demise?
24th February 2004
Record early bumblebee recorded in Scottish garden
24th February 2004
Official launch of English Nature CDROM
9th March 2004
Essex garden pond survey
14th March 2004
BTO appeals for more help from Garden Birdwatchers in Northern Ireland
14th March 2004
Phenology brings the reality of global warming into the garden
14th March 2004
Windows are killing garden birds
22nd March 2004
Summer migrants arrive
22nd March 2004
New houses should embrace nature
22nd March 2004
Wildlife garden design competition result
26th March 2004
RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch results are in
5th April 2004
Woodland cover at record levels
19th April 2004
National Insect Week
26th April 2004
Garden centres fail on green credentials
26th April 2004
Take care when cutting hedges
4th May 2004
Scottish gardeners can help bumblebees
10th May 2004
Go peat-free in the garden
12th May 2004
No national Garden Butterflies Count in 2004
17th May 2004
Respect nesting house martins and swallows
22nd May 2004
English Nature promotes exotic garden plants
22nd May 2004
Garden and urban habitats 'crucial' for bumblebees
31st May 2004
Gardens perhaps
the
most important habitat for birds
31st May 2004
The BBC has launched a new UK wildlife campaign
31st May 2004
Nature Conservation Minister attacks garden centres
31st May 2004
Prisoners see the benefit of getting in touch with nature
7th June 2004
Barclays workers come to aid of wildlife garden
7th June 2004
Garden to save peat bogs
14th June 2004
50,000 pledge to make space for nature
15th June 2004
Take part in a national bumblebee survey now
21st June 2004
English Nature success at Gardener's World show
21st June 2004
Britain Goes Wild for garden wildlife
28th June 2004
Feeding birds is big business
7th July 2004
Garden nightlife under the spotlight
24th August 2004
More garden chemicals banned
24th August 2004
Exotic invertebrates spread in wake of global warming
31st August 2004
Edinburgh fox problem
6th September 2004
Humble dandelion reveals hidden secret
6th September 2004
Gardener finds rare caterpillars
13th September 2004
Major threat to garden frogs
20th September 2004
RSPB Feed the Birds Day
20th September 2004
Surging populations of exotic birds
September 2004
Tomorrow's Garden for Local Wildlife 2004 Conference
October 7th 2004
Invader threatens native ladybirds
October 11th 2004
Further possible sightings of new ladybird
October 14th 2004
Gift pack for garden birdwatchers
October 18th 2004
New homes built with wildlife-friendly gardens
October 18th 2004
Red-legged partridge: new garden bird?
October 18th 2004
Sparrows and starlings given greater protection
November 1st 2004
Hornets spreading in England
November 21st 2004
New Zealand flatworms in Paisley gardens
November 22nd 2004
Free ecology lecture: London
November 29th 2004
Severn Trent Water make space for hedgehogs
December 6th 2004
Put fat into birds - not drains
December 6th 2004
Polecats: coming to a garden near you?
December 6th 2004
Waxwings invade Ireland
December 13th 2004
BBC competition for eco-friendly garden
December 13th 2004
New research into decline of house sparrow
December 13th 2004
Trust give wildlife gardening advice
December 20th 2004
Mammals move into gardens
December 20th 2004
Quiet September gardens were due to summer rain
December 20th 2004
Early bird survey
December 30th 2004
Early bird survey results
January 4th 2005
Winter bird advice for gardeners
January 11th 2005
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
January 17th 2005
Chris Baines honoured
January 17th 2005
Peat-free plants on available
January 17th 2005
RSPB at Chelsea
January 25th 2005
Some garden birds stage a recovery
January 25th 2005
New 'Springwatch' survey
January 25th 2005
Waxwings continue invasion
January 31st 2005
Bats like it black
January 31st 2005
Aphids are good news for house sparrows
February 7th 2005
Give a bird a home
February 21st 2005
BBC eco-friendly garden competition results
February 21st 2005
Garden birds scarce this winter
February 28th 2005
Educators call for more ponds
March 7th 2005
Government steps up fight against alien plants
March 14th 2005
Water-free garden experiment
March 14th 2005
Early Springwatch results
March 21st 2005
Big Garden Birdwatch results
March 21st 2005
Harlequin ladybird in the news again
March 29th 2005
Garden warming
April 4th 2005
New fieldguide to Britain's bumblebees
April 13th 2005
Wild About Gardens website launched
April 14th 2005
RSPB advise caution with hedge trimming
April 26th 2005
Butterflies are not aimless flyers
May 2nd 2005
Kids are losing touch with nature
May 2nd 2005
Campaign to halt pond invasion
May 9th 2005
20% of British plants are at risk
May 9th 2005
English Nature meets the gardeners
May 16th 2005
David Bellamy will lose role as figure-head
May 16th 2005
RHS invite you to a wild night out
May 16th 2005
Wildlife Trust show garden at Chelsea
May 22nd 2005
RSPB Nestwatch survey
May 22nd 2005
RSPB green gardening survey
June 1st 2005
Sheffield BUGS project moves forward
June 1st 2005
Silver for RSPB and WT gardens at Chelsea
June 1st 2005
Welsh Wildlife Trusts for Gardeners
June 6th 2005
Wildlife Trust opens wildlife garden
June 6th 2005
BBC Springwatch pulls in the viewers
June 13th 2005
Research finds in favour of cat collars
June 13th 2005
Fewer birds returning to gardens this summer
June 21st 2005
English Nature scoops award at Gardeners' World Live 2005
June 21st 2005
Global warming will affect garden tree choice
June 28th 2005
Free insect ID courses for Leicestershire gardeners
June 28th 2005
RSPB finds in favour of cat deterrent
July 2nd 2005
2004 was a good year for summer migrants
July 2nd 2005
Early results of window strike research
August 7th 2005
Grant for South London wildlife garden
August 8th 2005
Survey reveals garden bird preferences
August 8th 2005
Alternatives to peat are viable
August 15th 2005
Return of a native frog
August 22nd 2005
Landmark shows potential of green roofs
August 22nd 2005
Wasps suffer from garden makeovers
September 5th 2005
Wildlife Trust trains gardeners
September 5th 2005
Rare insect discovered in garden
September 5th 2005
Concrete gardens exacerbate flooding
September 12th 2005
A timely reminder to help hedgehogs
September 12th 2005
Watch out for exotic beetle
September 20th 2005
Survey owls from the comfort of your bed!
September 20th 2005
MPs voice opinions on wildlife gardening
September 26th 2005
Hygiene advice for bird feeders
October 3rd 2005
Green roof for school pupils
October 17th 2005
Conference examines the problem of unwanted garden introductions
October 17th 2005
Gardeners asked to contribute to frog survey
October 24th 2005
Garden blackcaps here for the winter
October 24th 2005
It's Feed The Birds Day!
October 24th 2005
Milk bottles and garden bird survey
October 31st 2005
Don't make wild birds a flu scapegoat
October 31st 2005
New bumblebee bee found breeding
November 7th 2005
Hedgehog is UK's favourite garden animal
November 14th 2005
New assessment of alien plants
November 16th 2005
Grant for wildlife garden
November 21st 2005
Watch out of 'lazy birds'!
November 21st 2005
Garden feeding important this winter
December 5th 2005
Northern Ireland Bird Conference looks at garden birds
December 5th 2005
Government signals downgrading of environmental standards for new housing development
December 5th 2005
Wildlife Garden is sheer magic
December 12th 2005
Scottish gardeners urged to go native
December 12th 2005
Night-time garden wildlife book is a winner
December 19th 2005
More clues emerge about sparrow's decline
December 19th 2005
Wiggly Wigglers scoops business award
Junuary 3rd 2006
Space For Nature featured on Korean TV
January 9th 2006
It's that time again...
January 16th 2006
Red kite: London's new garden bird
January 23rd 2006
Ladybirds at risk from changeable weather
January 30th 2006
Citizen science project set to break records
January 30th 2006
Wild About Gardens project offers top tips
February 6th 2006
Garden rubbish threat to environment
February 6th 2006
MP calls for protection of gardens
February 6th 2006
Wildlife gardens best for house sparrow
February 21st 2006
New leaflet showcases garden mammals
February 27th 2006
Wildlife Trust to create Show Garden
February 27th 2006
Environmental vandalism in the name of gardening
February 27th 2006
A garden favourite in trouble
March 6th 2006
More bad news for the Lepidoptera
March 8th 2006
BTO credits gardeners with goldfinch recovery
March 15th 2006
Builder seeks to ban cats from its new homes
March 15th 2006
Massive increase in house building called for
March 22nd 2006
New home owners shown the way to wildlife gardening
March 22nd 2006
RSPB launch Homes Fit For Birds project
March 27th 2006
2006 Big Garden Birdwatch results are in
April 5th 2006
City wildlife trust urges gardeners to save water
April 5th 2006
Wildlife Trust launches peat-free compost
April 5th 2006
Wildlife Trust promotes garden ponds
April 12th 2006
New wildlife gardening book published
April 18th 2006
New garden pest bothers gardeners
May 4th 2006
Water saving tips for gardeners
May 4th 2006
Biodiversity partnership WoWs gardeners
May 23rd 2006
Council urges youngsters to record garden nesters
May 23rd 2006
Wild about Gardens 2006 campaign
May 28th 2006
Space For Nature email change
June 14th 2006
Conservationist urge gardeners to fight climate change
June 14th 2006
BBC Gardeners World back native plants
June 14th 2006
Hedgehogs rehabilitated
July 9th 2006
Garden wildlife surveys
July 25th 2006
Birds and bats welcomed to new homes
July 25th 2006
Sparrows get cheeky
August 21st 2006
Garden wildlife photographic competition
August 21st 2006
Garden wildlife survey
Diary
Thursday 20th March 2003
Frogs begin spawning in new pond
Sunday 23rd March 2003
Frogspawn in old pond
Sunday 23rd March 2003
Spring well and truly sprung
Thursday 27th March 2003
Heron visits new pond
Friday 28th March 2003
Reed bunting visits
Friday 28th March 2003
No return of frogs to the new pond
Saturday 29th March 2003
Frogs - the ups and the downs
Saturday 29th March 2003
Insects becoming more active
Monday 31st March 2003
Reports of fish death somewhat exaggerated!
March 2003
Spring clean your nestboxes
Wednesday 2nd April 2003
Nest-boxes provoke interest
Wednesday 2nd April 2003
When is a frogspawn not a frogspawn?
Sunday 6th April 2003
Container plants
Sunday 12th April 2003
Planting new nectar-rich bed near pond
Sunday 13th April 2003
Hedge maintenance
Tuesday 15th April 2003
First orange tip
Tuesday 15th April 2003
Tadpoles growing rapidly
Tuesday 15th April 2003
Pond skaters arrive
Wednesday 16th April 2003
More new arrivals
Wednesday 17th April 2003
Pond colonisation continues apace
Thursday 24th April 2003
Heron takes up residence
Friday 25th April 2003
National Wildflower Centre
Sunday 27th April 2003
More heron deterrents
Sunday 27th April 2003
Evidence of caddis flies and damselflies
Sunday 27th April 2003
Ivy and cuckoo flower propagation
Wednesday 30th April 2003
Round one to the plastic heron!
April 2003
Watch the arrival of summer
Saturday 3rd May 2003
Round two to the real heron!
Saturday 3rd May 2003
More unexpected visitors
Sunday 4th May 2003
Living with duckweed
Thursday 8th May 2003
Duck pond
Monday 26th May 2003
Meadow shows promise
May 2003
Taste of a wildflower meadow
Tuesday 3rd June 2003
Missing house martins
Wednesday 4th June 2003
They're back!
Friday 6th June 2003
Great tit nestlings and new pond life
Saturday 7th June 2003
Good day for the winged predators
Saturday 14th June 2003
New damselfly and frogs legs
Saturday 21st June 2003
Bird action, fuelled by feeders
Sunday 22nd June 2003
First flowers from sown bog
Monday 23rd June 2003
New generations
Sunday 29th June 2003
The flowery hiccup ends!
Sunday 13th July 2003
Special visitors
Tuesday 15th July 2003
New hedge requires TLC
Sunday 20th July 2003
New insect sightings
Thursday 24th July 2003
First new frogs emerge
Wednesday 6th August 2003
Summer hots up
Sunday 10th August 2003
Pond action
Tuesday 19th August 2003
Garden insects - red in tooth and claw!
Thursday 29th August 2003
Stunning hoverfly appears
Sunday 31st August 2003
Another red-letter day for garden insects
Saturday 13th September 2003
Small mammals in the garden
Sunday 21st September 2003
More new animals in the garden
Sunday 29th September 2003
Last of the summer wine?
Saturday 4th October 2003
Preparing the pond for leaf-fall
Sunday 5th October 2003
Fruits of the forest
Sunday 19th October 2003
Ready nest-boxes for winter
Sunday 26th October 2003
New nyger feeder an instant hit with goldfinches
Wednesday 24th December 2003
Give garden birds water in cold weather
25th December 2003
Evidence of new mammal in the garden
26th January 2004
Prepare bird feeders for the cold weather
28th January 2004
Exciting winter migrants pay a visit
7th February 2004
Signs of frog courtship starting
8th February 2004
New hedge planted
15th February 2004
A pond is so much more than water
28th February 2004
A new bird drops in!
3rd March 2004
Siskin again
6th March 2004
Love is in the air!
14th March 2004
Milder weather cues renewed garden activity
16th March 2004
The eagle has landed!
29th March 2004
Frogs go quiet for a while
1st April 2004
Spring well underway
12th April 2004
Easter activity
27th April 2004
Nature's bounty
4th May 2004
Nest sites
11th May 2004
Nesting possibilities and plant successes
12th May 2004
Roe deer sightings
18th May 2004
Every day brings a new arrival
22nd May 2004
Metamorphoses
31st May 2004
It's a jungle out there!
7th June 2004
Coping with the dry weather
15th June 2004
Astonishing variety
22nd June 2004
Early success for flowery hiccup
22nd June 2004
More on hoverflies
7th July 2004
Frog success
13th July 2004
Cornfield annuals bloom
23rd August 2004
Late summer blooming
31st August 2004
Melancholy days
9th September 2004
Summer's last hooray!
14th September 2004
The prodigal returns!
21st September 2004
Fruit bearing shrubs and trees
27th September 2004
Autumn pond care
5th October 2004
Tidying up
13th October 2004
Goldcrest drops in
30th Novemer 2004
Pond shock!
6th February 2005
Winter treats
28th February 2005
Winter's late flourish
7th March 2005
Extra protection for frogs
15th March 2005
Pond maintenance
20th March 2005
Spring's spectacular arrival!
31st March 2005
Wildlife continues to get busy
13th April 2005
Successes and failures
24th April 2005
More new arrivals
2nd May 2005
You never know what you'll see
9th May 2005
Small mammal's with big appetites
16th May 2005
Bird update
1st June 2005
The birds and the...wasps!
7th June 2005
Special measures for mammals
12th June 2005
Blue tits fledge - see the pictures!
22nd June 2005
Sights and sounds of June
28th June 2005
Handsome hoverfly visits
4th July 2005
Spectacular arrival
11th July 2005
A closer look at nocturnal visitors
21st July 2005
Pond reveals secrets
9th August 2005
Insects abound
31st August 2005
Circles of life
6th September 2005
Rare bird spotted!
17th September 2005
Amazing life-form in pond
27th September 2005
Autumn jewels
19th October 2005
Shake Rattle and Rake
11th December 2005
Winter sunshine triggers late activity
28th January 2006
Big Garden Birdwatch
21st February 2006
Wired for sound and vision
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George Else
Social Wasps
R. D. Gregory et. al.
State of the UK's birds 2001
M. J. Raven et. al.
The Breeding Bird Survey 2001
T. R. E. Southwood
The number of species of insect associated with various trees
Owen Johnson and David More
Tree Guide
Steve Brooks and Richard Lewington
Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland
Paul Waring, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington
Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
Mike Edwards and Martin Jenner
Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain and Ireland
M. Blamey and C. Grey-Wilson
The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe
M. Blamey et. al.
Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland: The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora
Michael Chinery
Field Guide to the Insects of Britain and Northern Europe
John Feltwell
Field Guide to the Butterflies and other Insects of Britain
R. Fitter et. al.
The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe
Francis S. Gilbert
Naturalist's Handbook 5: Hoverflies
John Leigh-Pemberton
Garden Birds
R. Peterson et. al.
A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
Roger Phillips
Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe
Susan Chivers
Planting for Colour
Andrew McIndoe and Kevin Hobbs
Herbaceous Perennials
Philippa Bensley
Climbers and Wall Plants
Andrew McIndoe
Design and Planting
Jim Flegg
Time to Fly: Exploring Bird Migration
Mike Toms
The BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch Book
Ted Benton
Bumblebees of Essex
Christopher O'Toole
The Red Mason Bee
Christopher O'Toole
Bumblebees
Stefan Buczacki
Fauna Britannica
Duff Hart-Davis
Fauna Britannica
Audrey Wynne Hatfield
How to enjoy your weeds
Richard Mabey
Flora Britannica
Richard Mabey
Flora Britannica: The Concise Edition
Denis Owen
The Natural History of Britain and Northern Europe: Towns and Gardens
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Hedges
William T Stearn
Botanical Latin
Sue Gordon (Ed.)
Plant Names Explained
Rob Hume
Life with Birds
Malcolm Ogilvie and Stuart Winter (Eds.)
Best Days with British Birds
Robert Thompson
Close-up and Macro
John Burton and David Tipling
Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden
Michael Chinery
Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden
Rosemary Creeser
Wildlife Friendly Plants
Charlie Ryrie
Wildlife Gardening
Chris du Feu
The BTO Nestbox Guide
Chris Baines
How To Make a Wildlife Garden
Fran Hill
Wildlife Gardening
Noel Kingsbury
Natural Gardening in Small Spaces
Anon.
How to Propagate and Maintain Wildflowers for your Garden
Chris Packham
Chris Packham's Back Garden Nature Reserve
David Amey
Dorset's Countryside
Ron Kettle and Richard Ranft (eds)
British Bird Sounds on CD
English Nature
Gardening with wildlife in mind
Wiggly Wigglers
Wiggly Podcast
Courseworks
RSPB/Severn Trent Water - Bird Garden
J. W. Cross
The Charms of Duckweed
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
Wildlife Gardening: creating a wildflower meadow
The BBC
Ground Force Wildlife Garden
Steve and Alex Harris
Through the Garden Hedge
Tom Ings
British Social Wasps
London Wildlife Trust
Wildlife Gardening: a mini-meadow
William E. Lynch Jr.
Algae control with barley straw
Woods, M., McDonald, R. A. and Harris, S
Predation of wildlife by domestic cats in Great Britain
Roger Payne
Social Wasps in Essex
The Pond Conservation Trust
Problem Pond Plants
RSPB
House Sparrow
Environment Committee, South Gloucestershire Council
Treatment of Wasps
RSPB
Starling
Malcolm Storey
BioImages - Virtual Fieldguide (UK)
Mark van Veen
Faunist
The BTO and RSPB
BirdWeb
The BTO
The British Trust for Ornithology Website
Buglife
Buglife: The Invertebrate Conservation Trust
BC
Butterfly Conservation - North Wales Branch
BC
Butterfly Conservation
English Nature
English Nature
Flora Locale
Flora Locale Website
GreenChoices
Green Choices
Landlife
Landlife
The UK Phenology Network
Nature's Calendar
NWC
National Wildflower Centre
Plantlife
Plantlife
The Scottish Wildlife Trust
The Scottish Wildlife Trust Website
Wild About Britain
Wild About Britain
The WWT
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Website
David Amey
Dorset's Countryside
St. Malachy's Primary School
OurWildGarden
Paul Ward
Anglian Gardener
Chris Jones
Quinta Azenha do Ramalho
Simon and Emma Wantling
Back Garden Moths
Robert Bushell
Dean Birders
Anon
Downsizer
Jenny Bailey
English Country Garden
Marc Carlton
Foxleas
David Brear
Habitat
Jenny Steel
Wildlife Gardening with Jenny Steel
Paul and Elaine Clark
La Belle Villaine
David Jones
My Bit of the Planet
Robert Burton
Robert Burton's Nature Notes
Alice Kemp-Welch
Taman Rasa Contemplative Garden Design
Gary Bradley
UK Safari
Anon
Wild About Britain
Anon
Wildflowerlinks
Paula Graham
Gardening for Wildlife Conservation
Debby
Debby's Garden Links
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Top Garden Sites
Oxford Bee Company
Oxford Bee Company Ltd
WWT
The WWT on-line shop
Mark Patterson
Eshwood Bird Box Cam
Pete Harris
Buckingham Wildlife Garden Services
Burns Pet Nutrition
Burns Pet Nutrition
CJ Wildbird Foods
CJ Wildbird Foods
Teresa Sinclair
The English Cottage Garden Nursery
Ernest Charles
Ernest Charles
Neil Spinks
Field and Garden
Garden Bird Supplies
Garden Bird Supplies
Haiths
Haiths
Jacobi Jayne & Company
Jacobi Jayne & Company
Sundowners Roc Ltd.
Sundowners Roc Ltd.
Fiona Guest
Scotia Seeds
William Hancock
"See-Inside" Nesting Boxes
Louise Beams
Wild Store
Nicholas Watts
Vine House Farm Bird Foods
Jason Alexander
Gardenature
Wiggly Wigglers
Wiggly Wigglers
WildflowersUK
WildflowersUK.com
Pete Harrison
Wildforms
Jamie White
Wildlife at Home
Martin Bailey
Wildlife and Countryside Services
Bradshaws Direct
Bradshaws Water Gardening
Buckingham Nurseries
Buckingham Nurseries
Emorsgate Wild Seeds
Emorsgate Wild Seeds
Lisa Osborne
Garden 4 Less
Gardenopoly
Gardenopoly
Jackson's Nurseries
Jackson's Nurseries (UK) Ltd
Landlife
Landlife Wildflowers
LBS Garden Direct
LBS Garden Direct
Jack and Anne Stewart
Bluebell Cottage Gardens
Merebrook Water Plants
Merebrook Water Plants
Woodland Trust
Woodland Trust Native Tree Shop
Teresa Laing
Plant Traders
Andrea Wilson
Stepping Stone Home and Garden Services
Linda Walls
Butterfly Garden
English Nature and The Plant Press
Gardening with wildlife in mind
Impact Publishing
Impact Publishing
RHS/Wildlife Trusts
Wild About Gardens
The Natural History Museum
The Postcode Plants Database
The RSPB
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Website
The Wildlife Trusts
The Wildlife Trusts Website
Royal Horticultural Society
RHS - Gateway to Gardening
The BBC
The BBC Website
Gallery
Frog close-up
Frog with creeping jenny
Frog and frogspawn
Frog close-up
Frog croaking
Spawning frogs
Frog tadpoles
Toad
Toad
Toad
Male blackbird on pond-side
Female blackbird on bird table
Male blackbird
Male blackbird
Female blackbird on
Pyracantha
Female blackbird at a bird table
Blue tit
Blue tit
Blue tit on elder
Blue tit on birdtable
Blue tit at nestbox
Fledgling blue tit
Fledgling blue tit food begging
Fledgling blue tit
Blue tit fledgling
Fledgling blue tit
Nestling blue tit
Blue tit with nesting material
Blue tit on feeder
Juvenile blue tit
Juvenile blue tit
Blue tit
Blue tit on improvised feeder
Male chaffinch
Female chaffinch: extreme closeup
Female chaffinch
Male chaffinch
Female chaffinch
Approachable robin
Robin in pear tree
Juvenile robin
Juvenile robin
Robin in typical jaunty pose
Robin on garden fence
Robin on flower pot
Robin on garden fence
Robin fledgling
Fledgling robin
Robin fledgling
Robin in forsythia
Robin in the hand
Confiding robin
Robin amongst pear blossom
Robin: the gardener's friend
Robin close-up
The gardener's friend
Siskin at peanut feeder
Siskin at nyger feeder
Siskin at peanut feeder
Male and female siskin at nyger feeder
Close-up of female siskin at nyger feeder
Male house sparrow on nest box
Male house sparrow emerging from nest box
Male house sparrow at nest box
Female house sparrow at nest box
Male house sparrow at peanut feeder
Female house sparrow in dappled shade
House sparrow on a misty morning
Male house sparrow in winter
Male house sparrow stretching
Immature male house sparrow
Female house sparrow bathing
Female house sparrow with mealworms
Male sparrow on feeder
Male bullfinch
Collard dove close-up
Collard dove
Collard dove in Clematis
Turtle dove
Dunnock singing
Dunnock
Dunnock in sunshine
Goldcrest in the hand
Goldfinches at Nyjer feeder
Goldfinch at Nyjer feeder
Great tit at a nestbox
Great Tit
Great tit feeding fledgling
Great tit fledgling
Male greenfinch at feeder
Greenfinch at feeder
Long-tailed tit on coconut
Long-tailed tit fledglings
Magpie
Nuthatch with sunflower seed
Nuthatch at bird table
Nuthatch on feeder
Garden pheasant
Pied wagtail on a rooftop
Redwing
Song thrush
Song thrush
Male sparrowhawk
Starling
Adult starling
Adult starling
Starling on garden fence
Starlings on telegraph wire
Starlings on lawn
Male great spotted woodpecker
Female green woodpecker
Wren on dry-stone wall
Wren
Wren
Cantharid beetle
Bloody-nose beetles
Cardinal beetle
Basking water beetle
Ground beetle
14-spot ladybird
Eyed ladybird
Harlequin ladybird
Harlequin ladybird
Harlequin ladybird
Ladybird pupa
Orange ladybird
Two-spot ladybirds
Seven-spot ladybird
Female stag beetle
Male Stag Beetle
Garden bumblebee
Garden bumblebee in flight
Red-tailed bumblebee
Red-tailed bumblebee in flight
Mating red-tailed bumblebees
White-tailed bumblebee queen
Queen white-tailed bumblebee close-up
White-tailed bumblebee queen on crocus
Queen white-tailed bumblebee on grape hyacinth
Common carder bee
Common carder bee
Common carder bee in flight
Male early bumblebee
Queen early bumblebee in profile
Early bumblebee
Queen early bumblebee face
Male early bumblebee
Queen buff-tailed bumblebee
Queen buff-tailed bumblebee
Queen buff-tailed bumblebee
Common blue on daisy
Holly blue underwing
Female holly blue
Mating holly blues
Small copper
Male gatekeeper
Comma
Painted lady sunning itself
Painted lady
Peacock feeding after hibernation
Peacock
Peacock sunning
Peacock sunning itself after hibernation
Red admiral
Red admiral on ivy
Red admiral underwing
Male large skipper
Small skipper
Speckled wood
Speckled wood on ivay
Small tortoiseshell underwing
Small tortoiseshell on corn-cockle
Small tortoiseshell on cornfield annuals
Small tortoiseshell
Green-veined white
Green-veined white
Female green-veined white on dandelion
Green-veined white
Male orange tip
Female common darter
Female common darter
Damselfly exuvia
Damselfly larva
Damselfly larva
Azure damselflies coupling
Azure damselflies copulating (wheel position)
Azure damselfly emerging
Female azure damselfly
Male azure damselfly
Male blue-tailed damselfly
Male common blue damselfly
Large red damselflies coupling
Female large red damselfly
Male large red damselfly
Marmalade fly in flight
Marmalade fly in flight
Newly emerged marmalade hoverfly
Marmalade fly
Marmalade fly on greater spearwort
Marmalade fly
Eristalis intricarius
on cuckoo flower
Eristalis intricarius
on forget-me-not
Dronefly on tansy
Hovering dronefly
Dronefly on ivy
Dronefly
Dronefly on corn marigold
Sun fly
Sun fly
Sun fly
Hoverfly:
Meliscaeva auricollis
Bulb fly
Bulb fly
Myiatropa florea
Hoverfly
Myiatropa florea
on ice plant
Hoverfly
Myiatropa florea
on guelder rose
Hoverfly:
Rhingia campestris
Hoverfly:
Rhingia campestris
Hoverfly:
Scaeva pyrastri
Hoverfly:
Syrphus ribesii
Hoverfly:
Syrphus ribesii
Hoverfly:
Volucella pellucens
Volucella zonaria female
Hoverfly:
Xylota segnis
Bee fly resting on hogweed
Heather fly
St Mark's fly
Bluebottle
Fly on sedum
Dipteran fly
Greenbottle
Snipe-fly: lateral view
Snipe-fly
Cranefly
Angle shades moth
Brimstone moth
Buff ermine moth
Narrow-bordered five-spot burnet
Cinnabar moth
Dark arches moth
Elephant hawkmoth
Elephant hawkmoth
Elephant hawkmoth chrysalis
Green silver-lines
Hummingbird hawkmoth
Hummingbird hawkmoth
Hummingbird hawkmoth
Hummingbird hawkmoth closeup
Hummingbird hawkmoth at red valerian
Hummingbird hawkmoth at rest
Hummingbird hawkmoth at buddleia
Hummingbird hawkmoth at dwarf petunias
Hummingbird hawkmoth at a butterfly bush
Large yellow underwing moth
Hornet moth
Tree wasp
Tree wasp on hebe
Tree wasp on water figwort
Hornet with prey
German wasp queen
Queen red wasp
Queen common wasp
Common wasp
Common wasp on ice plant
Queen common wasp
Common wasp in flight
Queen common wasp
Face of the common wasp
Female lawn bee
Female wool carder bee on purple toadflax
Male wool carder bee
Froghopper
Digger wasp
Honey bee at
Weigela
Oak apple gall
Oak marble galls
Sawfly
Shieldbug
Adult hawthorn shieldbug
Hawthorn shieldbug
Solitary bee
Solitary wasp
Red fox
Fox in the border
Grey squirrel
Grey squirel
Grey squirrel
Hedgehog close-up
Hedgehog
Roe deer buck
Grass snake closeup
Baby spiders
Nursery web spider with gorse shieldbug
Garden spider
Wolf spider
Nematode worm
Immature garden snail
Planting detail from
A Dream Come True
Planting and sculpture from
A Dream Come True
Dragonfly sculpture from
A Dream Come True
Crowds visiting
A Colourful Suburban Eden
'Lollipops' from
A Colourful Suburban Eden
The 'pod' from
A Colourful Suburban Eden
Planting around the 'pod' from
A Colourful Suburban Eden
'Pod' detail from
A Colourful Suburban Eden
Allium from
The Daihatsu Green Garden
Structural detail from
The Daihatsu Green Garden
Planting from
The Daihatsu Green Garden
Bee wall from
The Daihatsu Green Garden
War-torn cottage from
The Garden of Hope
Crowds at
The Garden of Hope
Planting at
The Garden of Hope
Planting detail from
The Garden of Hope
Bird table in the
Gardman Wild Bird Garden
Planting from the
Gardman Wild Bird Garden
Detail from
Much Ado About Mushrooms
Salix: An Environmentally Responsible Garden
Planting from
Salix: An Environmentally Responsible Garden
Compost bin from
The Wildlife Trusts Gateway Garden
Pond from
The Wildlife Trusts Gateway Garden
Rose from
The Wildlife Trusts Gateway Garden
Tree stump from
The Wildlife Trusts Gateway Garden
Romany caravan in
The Woodcutter's Garden
Meadow from
The Woodcutter's Garden
Planting detail from
The Woodcutter's Garden
The 4head Garden
Beyond the Pale
The Fetzer Wine Garden: Drift Planting
The Fetzer Wine Garden: Native Bed
The Fetzer Wine Garden: Native Planting
The Fetzer Wine Garden: Vines
Detail from The Fisherman's Garden
Hanover Quay Garden
Hanover Quay Garden: Circular Room
The Moat and Castle Garden: Marginal Planting
The Moat and Castle Garden: Filtering Plants
The Moat and Castle Garden: Shelter Pavillion
The Moat and Castle Garden: Native Planting
The Moat and Castle Garden: Natural Swimming Pond
Over the Hills and Far Away - the Essence of the Kentish Contryside
The RSPB/SITA Real Rubbish Garden:
Allium
Purple Sensation
The RSPB/SITA Real Rubbish Garden: Deck
The RSPB/SITA Real Rubbish Garden: Innovative Gabions
The RSPB/SITA Real Rubbish Garden: Log Pile Wall
The RSPB/SITA Real Rubbish Garden: Meadow and Lawn
The RSPB/SITA Real Rubbish Garden: Pond-side Planting
The RSPB/SITA Real Rubbish Garden: Formal Wildlife Pond
The RSPB/SITA Real Rubbish Garden: Pond Close-up
Round and Round the Garden
The Cumbrian Fellside Garden
The Ecover Cheslea Pensioner's Garden
The Ecover Cheslea Pensioner's Garden
The Ecover Cheslea Pensioner's Garden
The Trailfinders Recycled Garden: Recycled Renaissance
The Trailfinders Recycled Garden: Formal Design
The Trailfinders Recycled Garden: Box and Ivy
The Trailfinders Recycled Garden: Native Planting Detail
The Trailfinders Recycled Garden: Native Planting
Urban Glade
Writtle College: A Taste of the Wild
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Thistle and Bumblebee
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Thistle and Bumblebees
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Cottage Garden
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Bug Box
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Garden Building
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Green Roof
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Native Meadow Planting
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Pond
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Rootarium Arch
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Garden Seat
Wildlife Trusts LUSH Garden: Thrushes Anvil
Violet carpenter bee
Scarabid beetle
Southern white admiral
Common blue
Fritillary butterfly
Scarce swallowtail drinking
Scarce swallowtail
Cicada
Saddle-backed bush-cricket
Emperor dragonfly
Globe thistle
Grasshopper
Green lizard
Wall lizard
Praying mantis
Dead praying mantis
Scorpion
Spider
Hornet
Paper wasp
Bluebell Cottage Meadow III
Bluebell Cottage Meadow II
Bluebell Cottage Meadow I
Bluebell Cottage Meadow close-up III
Bluebell Cottage Meadow close-up II
Bluebell Cottage Meadow close-up I
Sky reflected in a garden pond
A Contemporary Bucolic Idyll
Driftwood Horse
A Hidden Retreat
The Purple Stripe II
The Purple Stripe I
Rock and Water Garden
Rock 'n' Water
Tranquility
Compost 'feature' from
Contemporary Green
Invertebrate attraction from
The Garden of the Future
Log bank from
The Garden of the Future
Insects from
The Garden of the Future
Cornfield annuals from
The Garden of the Future
Detail of walkway from
The Garden of the Future
Walkway from
The Garden of the Future
Nature's Way
Log-pile from
The Stonemarket Path to Sactuary Garden
PDSA 'Walkies' Garden
The Perennial Family Garden
Detail from
The Recycled Garden
Border from
Simply William Morris
Detail from
Simply William Morris
Coneflowers from
Simply William Morris
Sun 4 Ever
Detail from
Sun 4 Ever
The Allotment Garden
Tomorrow's Garden for Wildlife
Sunflowers from
Tomorrow's Garden for Wildlife
Water feature from
Tomorrow's Garden for Wildlife
The Woodland Room
At a Dale's Pace
England's Northwest Garden: Central Feature
England's Northwest Garden: Naturalistic Planting
England's Northwest Garden: Glass Feature Detail
Living Today with Tomorrow in Mind
Animals!
Through the Square Window: Prairie Planting
The Butterfly Pub Garden
Verbena bonariensis
Garlic mustard
Allium giganteum
Goatsbeard
Perennial corn-flower
Crocuses
Teasle flowering
Teasle
Globe-thistle
Geranium
Sunflowers
White dead-nettle
Spotted dead-nettle
Honesty
Lupins
Ragged robin
Ornamental poppy
Scabious
Ice-plant
Red campion
Red campion
Goatsbeard
Goatsbeard in flower
Goatsbeard
Verbena bonariensis
Speedwell
Ivy berries
Ivy in fruit
Dandelion
Fly agaric
Corn-cockle
Corn-cockle and corn marigold
Garden Lady's mantle
Cornflower
Corn marigold
Foxglove
Herb robert
Purple toadflax
Yellow Welsh poppy
Orange Welsh poppy
Forget-me-not
Corn poppies and corn marigold
Corn poppy
Fox and cubs
Feverfew
Opportunist dandelion
Dandelion
Dandelions
Field pansy
Daisies
Cuckoo flower
Cuckoo flower
Common spotted orchid
Ox-eye daisies
Creeping buttercup
Meadow foxtail
Sweet vernal grass
Crested dog's tail
Cocksfoot
Field woodrush
Meadow
Early kingcup
Kingcup
Kingcup
Kingcup
Water hawthorn
Common cotton-grass
Yellow flag iris
Creeping jenny detail
Creeping jenny
Purple loosestrife
Water mint
Bogbean
Bogbean
Lesser spearwort
Greater spearwort
Greater spearwort
Water figwort
Brooklime
Alder catkins
Buddleja
Tree cotoneaster
Hawthorn blossom
Hawthorn about to blossom
Hawthorn blossom
Hawthorn berries
Forsythia
Hebe
midsummer beauty
Blackthorn blossom
Blackthorn blossom
Blackthorn blossom
Firethorn in blossom
Firethorn
Flowering currant
Blackberry
Elder
Sunshine
Whitebeam
Rowan
Wood anemone
Wood anemone
Pendulous sedge
Spanish bluebell
Bluebell
Lesser celandine
The finished deck
Close-up of animal ladder
Detail of packed deck frame
Packed deck frame
Deck frame
The lawn on 29th June
The lawn on 21st June
Close-up of the lawn on 13th June
Path through the 'meadow' on 31st May
The lawn on 31st May
The lawn on 19th May
Heeled in hedge saplings
Newly planted hedge
Newly planted hedge after pruning
Soaking bare rooted saplings
Gravel boarding
Pond-side path construction
Raising the ground below the pond
Maturing pond edge
Pond hole (bottom end)
Pond hole (top end)
Pond liner
Pond underlay
Pond 9 months on
Netting over pond
Contributor
Richard Burkmar
Anita Davis
Dan Tunstall Pedoe
David Taylor
Jason Alexander
Jim McGlasson
Joan Burkmar
Marc Carlton
Mark Scott
Martin Wilson
Megan Scott
Mike Beswick
Rano Cheema
Shona Turnbull
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