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Normally at this time of year, I usually see plenty of cuckoo spit (caused by frog hopper nymphs) on the plants and leaves. This year I think, I've only seen one blob, for that matter, I've not heard...
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I read, with some sadness, an article in Yesterdays Guardian which stated that one third of honeybee hives have not made it through the winter and spring. Does anyone on here have a bee hive? If so,...
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I have had ants on one particular kitchen surface. Today I decided to go for the kill so when I saw one I knocked on the counter and sure enough it scurried to its bolt hole so now I knew how they...
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We used to keep two hives of bees, but last summer lost both, including a very strong hive. Not a question of feeding or disease, so I completely sterilised both hives, but mothballed them to see how...
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Looking at the weather maps on the television weather reports, Stornoway is always warmer than the rest of Scotland.What's the reason for this.
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We've had a few bad winters and looking out at the moment at horizontal snow am wondering if this is just a 'glitch' in the earths weather patterns -or something more sinister brought on by global...
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Is it possible to grow crops and tomatoes under artificial light?
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What are the pros & cons ?...
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chemical and physical treatment on hazardous waste...
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I went into the back garden to fill the wild bird feeders with seeds, put out two new fat balls and some peanuts, and I stood still watching the the birds feed, and a robin landed on my shouder! I...
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Call me stupid, but i really am puzzled. thanks
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Hi All, This has been nagging me for several years, so perhaps someone knows the answer? I live in south Lincolnshire, and when driving down rural lanes( that equates to most of our roads) we see blue...
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Not a question, just a little piece of information to those interested in wildlife. My friend lives in a fairly rural area. Recently she has been "catching" baby hedgehogs and weighing them...
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Usually my garden is full of leaping grasshoppers in Aug/Sept. from the fields beyond. But not one this year. Has anyone else noticed this?
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I have been working at the British antarctic survey restaurant for the last 2 days and talking to people who have just come back from 'The south' They are all saying that the ice sheet is melting so...
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When I was out in the garden with the dogs tonight, on two separate occasions and in two different places I saw a very small bright flash. The first time I thought it was my eyes but it flashed twice...
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I made a reasonably sized wildlife pond last summer and despite interest from ducks and moorhens was unsuccessful in introducing any fish ...Then yesterday, voila, there's tiny black fish in there...
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I watched a documentary and the worlds biggest worm was featured, it lives in the brazillian rainforest, but i looked on the net and couldent find it, its really long but incredibily thick like a...
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No idea what category to put this in! Where do county boundaries end at the seashore? Am asking for my son who is a bird recorder. Do they extend out so sea for any distance? Any help appreciated. Off...
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The pond has been dug - so what do I put in it? It's fairly small, with an island. About 4 foot deep max, but lots of shallow bits. Is there a small fish I could get? I want it to be as natural as...
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