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9 Feb 2012How can I provide shelter for garden birds in really cold weather?
11 Jan 2012I usually have goldfinches in my garden, about 2 weeks ago they stopped coming. What can have happened?
25 Feb 2011How can I make an old bus shelter wildlife-friendly?
10 Dec 2010What food can I put out for waxwings?
5 Aug 2010My new bird table has a red roof but the birds will not use it. Are they colour-blind?
23 Jul 2010We've seen a hedgehog out during the day. Is there a problem?
18 Jun 2010Are slow-worms suitable to keep as pets?
14 May 2010What is the best time for cutting back Leylandii with nests in?
15 Feb 2010Can you tell me when frogs hibernate?
10 Feb 2010We have a very strange looking nest in our loft. It almost looks like plastic. What can it be?
13 Nov 2009Today we have had a flock of blackbirds feeding in the garden on the hawthorn berries. Where will they have come from? Normally we have just the odd pair.
10 Nov 2009I saw a golden brown animal with whitish belly in our garden today in East Kilbride, about 6 inches long. Would it be a stoat or a weasel?
14 Sep 2009Is this time of year ok to trim/top trees?
24 Aug 2009I have an almost empty pond covered with, I think, duckweed. Should I fill with water or wait for rain?
14 Aug 2009If you have deadly nightshade in your garden, will it poison the birds?
10 Aug 2009We have found lots of small (about 1cm) amphibians. Could they be toads rather than frogs?
12 Jun 2009I wish to encourage swifts and house martins to nest in my eaves but am unable to do so because of telephone wires. Is there any way I can get BT to move them?
5 Jun 2009A slow worm appeared in our garden yesterday. Please can you tell me: 1) Do they bite? 2) Do they eat frogs? 3) Should it be moved somewhere more suitable than my garden?
24 Apr 2009We live in Arlesey in Bedfordshire, and have found at least eight slow worms living in our garden. Are they rare in this area?
6 Apr 2009Why does the noise from my neighbour not bother insects - they can hear, can't they?
27 Mar 2009Why am I finding dead frogs in the garden?
12 Mar 2009Would the earwigs in my nestbox deter birds from nesting in it?
5 Mar 2009What could we plant in place of a box hedge we had to dig up?
26 Feb 2009I get ladybirds in my room on and off, but they always seem to die. What can I do to keep them alive?
17 Nov 2008Where is the best place to fit a bat box?
16 Oct 2008I have been told that a couple of rudd would feed upon the mosquito larvae in my pond but am reluctant to introduce fish. What do you advise?
22 Aug 2008Can you advise me on the best location for a butterfly box and a ladybird box?
29 Aug 2008Where is the best place to find wild reptiles, and is it possible to attract them to one's garden?
27 Jun 2008I am really worried about my house martins. Why are there so few this year?
18 Apr 2008Will a mirror in my garden confuse birds?
28 Mar 2008Why is a blue tit tapping on our window?
17 Mar 2008Do woodpeckers try to enlarge nesting box holes without any intention of using them?
8 Feb 2008How long do the common birds in our gardens live?
23 Jan 2008Do starlings nest in boxes?
3 Jan 2008What is the white powder that pigeons leave on my birdbath?
26 Nov 2007Is it possible for two nestboxes that are close together to be occupied by blue tits?
3 Aug 2007How can I stop sparrows picking the grit off my shed's felt roof?
29 Jun 2007When can I paint my house without affecting the house martins nesting there?
8 Jun 2007I have a blackbird nest in my wildly overgrown hedge. The babies have hatched, but how do I know if this is the blackbirds' first brood?
11 May 2007Why is a blue tit that is feeding young in one of our nestboxes attacking a blue tit on eggs in another box?
2 Mar 2007Can I cut down a tree that blackbirds have started nesting in?
12 Mar 2007Is there an easy way to stop starlings nesting in our loft and how much damage would they do if they were left to get on with it?
2 Feb 2007Why haven't I seen siskins and redpolls in my garden this winter?
19 Jan 2007What kinds of shrubs can I plant to help wildlife?
12 Dec 2006I saw a blackcap in my garden but I thought they were only here in the summer. Was this unusual?
17 Nov 2006If I put up three nestboxes in my garden, will they all be occupied?
12 Oct 2006What's been pulling up our lawn... and why?

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