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Lichens

WildlifeBy KayleighSNovember 6, 2023

I recently took this photograph when sweeping up the leaves on my back yard. I hadn’t previously taken much notice of the lichens on my acer tree, but on that…

National Tree Week 2022

WildlifeBy Holly JamesNovember 9, 2022

Written to celebrate National Tree Week, November 26th – December 5th 2022 I have often thought, if I was a bird flying over St Ann’s Allotments, I would see a…

Our 14,000-mile visitor

WildlifeBy Holly JamesMay 20, 2022

Each year in May I spend a significant amount of time looking up at the sky. Not only do the warming temperatures trigger the formation of impressive cumulonimbus clouds (the…

The urban importance of Urban Nature by Lucy Kennedy

WildlifeBy Holly JamesMarch 31, 2022

I’ve been reflecting on the purpose of our Urban Nature garden, particularly as Spring awakens. It is a series of 10 plots on St Ann’s Allotments, established nearly 20 years…

This is a photo of a goldfinch perched on a branch

Identifying birds by sound in winter by Holly James

WildlifeBy Holly JamesFebruary 10, 2022

During my local lockdown walks last year, I started learning how to recognise birds by their song and call, and it’s much easier than you might think. Winter is absolutely…

Migrating South for the winter by Holly James

Wellbeing, WildlifeBy Holly JamesNovember 9, 2021

Autumn is a great time to see birds. We’re lucky to get an influx of different species at this time of year from Scandinavia. This means that you don’t have…

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