| 9 Feb 2012 | How can I provide shelter for garden birds in really cold weather? |
| 11 Jan 2012 | I usually have goldfinches in my garden, about 2 weeks ago they stopped coming. What can have happened? |
| 25 Feb 2011 | How can I make an old bus shelter wildlife-friendly? |
| 10 Dec 2010 | What food can I put out for waxwings? |
| 5 Aug 2010 | My new bird table has a red roof but the birds will not use it. Are they colour-blind? |
| 23 Jul 2010 | We've seen a hedgehog out during the day. Is there a problem? |
| 18 Jun 2010 | Are slow-worms suitable to keep as pets? |
| 14 May 2010 | What is the best time for cutting back Leylandii with nests in? |
| 15 Feb 2010 | Can you tell me when frogs hibernate? |
| 10 Feb 2010 | We have a very strange looking nest in our loft. It almost looks like plastic. What can it be? |
| 13 Nov 2009 | Today 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 2009 | I 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 2009 | Is this time of year ok to trim/top trees? |
| 24 Aug 2009 | I have an almost empty pond covered with, I think, duckweed. Should I fill with water or wait for rain? |
| 14 Aug 2009 | If you have deadly nightshade in your garden, will it poison the birds? |
| 10 Aug 2009 | We have found lots of small (about 1cm) amphibians. Could they be toads rather than frogs? |
| 12 Jun 2009 | I 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 2009 | A 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 2009 | We 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 2009 | Why does the noise from my neighbour not bother insects - they can hear, can't they? |
| 27 Mar 2009 | Why am I finding dead frogs in the garden? |
| 12 Mar 2009 | Would the earwigs in my nestbox deter birds from nesting in it? |
| 5 Mar 2009 | What could we plant in place of a box hedge we had to dig up? |
| 26 Feb 2009 | I get ladybirds in my room on and off, but they always seem to die. What can I do to keep them alive? |
| 17 Nov 2008 | Where is the best place to fit a bat box? |
| 16 Oct 2008 | I 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 2008 | Can you advise me on the best location for a butterfly box and a ladybird box? |
| 29 Aug 2008 | Where is the best place to find wild reptiles, and is it possible to attract them to one's garden? |
| 27 Jun 2008 | I am really worried about my house martins. Why are there so few this year? |
| 18 Apr 2008 | Will a mirror in my garden confuse birds? |
| 28 Mar 2008 | Why is a blue tit tapping on our window? |
| 17 Mar 2008 | Do woodpeckers try to enlarge nesting box holes without any intention of using them? |
| 8 Feb 2008 | How long do the common birds in our gardens live? |
| 23 Jan 2008 | Do starlings nest in boxes? |
| 3 Jan 2008 | What is the white powder that pigeons leave on my birdbath? |
| 26 Nov 2007 | Is it possible for two nestboxes that are close together to be occupied by blue tits? |
| 3 Aug 2007 | How can I stop sparrows picking the grit off my shed's felt roof? |
| 29 Jun 2007 | When can I paint my house without affecting the house martins nesting there? |
| 8 Jun 2007 | I 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 2007 | Why is a blue tit that is feeding young in one of our nestboxes attacking a blue tit on eggs in another box? |
| 2 Mar 2007 | Can I cut down a tree that blackbirds have started nesting in? |
| 12 Mar 2007 | Is 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 2007 | Why haven't I seen siskins and redpolls in my garden this winter? |
| 19 Jan 2007 | What kinds of shrubs can I plant to help wildlife? |
| 12 Dec 2006 | I saw a blackcap in my garden but I thought they were only here in the summer. Was this unusual? |
| 17 Nov 2006 | If I put up three nestboxes in my garden, will they all be occupied? |
| 12 Oct 2006 | What's been pulling up our lawn... and why? |