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We're looking to put a border stretching from the rear patio to the chicken pen at the top of the garden, along the fenceline boundary with our neighbours property. It's about 20 feet (6m) long or thereabouts. It faces due East, so gets sun in the morning, but by late morning it will be largely...

Butterfly in a meadow of flowers in a small country park in Bedfordshire.

A few weeks back, I suggested you listen (and look out) for birds starting to sing . My tip for this weekend is to look out for other signs of spring . With snowdrops poking their heads up and daffodil leaves breaking free of the soil, there's no doubt that spring is very nearly here. Hooray! ...

Good afternoon everyone. Here's a delightful early autumn update of Saltholme's wildlife garden from Peter Langham, one of the reserve's garden volunteers: Summer is at an end, but the wildlife garden still has lots to offer. We have had very difficult weather conditions since it was...

Now that the flowers in my garden are starting to fade I'm starting to think ahead to next year and starting to write a "shopping list" of what I'm going to plant up. I've been in this house for just over a year so I've not done a great deal yet but I'm really looking forward...

Don't worry, I'm not refering to the effects of any fights - though I did watch a magpie hassling a rabbit mercilessly outside the visitor centre earlier in the week. No, the black refers to the colour of the sky to the west about an hour ago, while looking east the sea was a deep blue beneath...

There's been a world cup feel to Minsmere over the last few days, as three species from three different continents have attracted most attention. The continents: Africa, Arctic Europe and South America. The species: nightingale, spotted redshank and Chilean flamingo. The reasons for a visit: to breed...

Hi Pete Here's a few suggestions for early August: At Minsmere: look for migrant waders on the Scrape - esp E Scrape look for terns and little gulls on S Scrape marsh harriers and hobbies should still be visible at Bittern Hide, but bittern may be more tricky unless still a few...

Hi folks With a visitor to my RSPB Homes for Wildlife blog wanting to post me a photo of butterflies on Sedum, I thought the best way was to open it up as a topic for everyone :-) Tell us which flowers work best for you. Here's one to kick us off, the gorgeous Painted Lady on Ivy (what a year...

Eight butterflies, all on one clump of daisies! It must be my lucky day...