FROM 16 JULY AND FOR 3 WEEKS Garden wildlife specialist Vivara has teamed up with wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, to help encourage people to become citizen scientists this summer. The new website brand, owned by CJ WildBird Foods, has become a sponsor of the annual Big Butterfly Count, a UK-wide […]
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Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens Announces Live Summer Events and Enchanted Woodland Trail
Visitors to Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens near Horsham West Sussex can enjoy a summer afternoon of live music, spectacular aerial performances, street theatre, a funfair and food and drink, says estate manager Adam Streeter, and explore a mile-long trail that weaves a spellbinding tale of magic with mystical creatures. There […]
Read moreGOOD NEWS FOR BIRD CHARITIES
Are you involved with a bird sanctuary or charity? Then you need to know that leading supplier of animal and wire fencing, gabions and tree guards Wire Fence will be giving away 100% of their profits made on Sunday 31st January for Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend (29-31 January) to such […]
Read moreCelebrate seed week – january 18-22
From 18th to 22nd of January, seed savers and gardeners from across the country will celebrateSeed Week, an annual online event highlighting the essential work of organic and agro-ecologicalseed producers and sellers selecting and growing the finest seed across the UK and Ireland. Lockdown seed boomEmpty supermarket shelves during lockdown […]
Read moreWhat will you see in the Big Garden Birdwatch?
World’s largest garden wildlife survey returns, 29-31 January 2021 Over its four decades, Big Garden Birdwatch has highlighted the winners and losers in the garden bird world. In 2020, nearly half a million people took part, counting almost eight million birds over a three-day period. For many people, garden birds […]
Read moreTHE HELIGAN NIGHT GARDEN
Come and see a Traditional Lantern Experience 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13 December – 5.30pm to 7.30pm18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 & 30 December – 5.30pm to 8.30pm2 & 3 January 2021 – 5.30pm to 8.30pm This Winter we invite you to explore The […]
Read moreThird of UK spend less than 15 minutes a day outdoors
Now more than a third of UK are spending less than 15 minutes a day outside 60% say they are getting less than an hour of daily natural light 1/4 of people say their mental health and wellbeing has declined since March Yet nearly 70% say nature helped them cope […]
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