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On the left, picture taken yesterday after lots of noise from the long grass left to grow around the garden, showing 2 males and 1 female grasshopper. We hear them everyday but don’t usually manage to spot them. There was another female… Continue Reading “My Wild Garden No.4 – #wildlifewatchUK #wildlifewales @wildlifetrusts”
Ladybirds, or given their proper name, Coccinellidae, are a family of small beetles (not bugs) with the name deriving from the Latin coccineus meaning ‘scarlet’. Although I can’t imagine anyone shouting Coccinellidae! when they see a ladybird. The term ‘ladybird’ came about in… Continue Reading “My Wild Garden #3”
Today’s pics are of a clover-laden lawn, left to grow, and what a reward. The lawn was buzzing with bees within a couple of days of the clover appearing. We did mow after a couple of weeks but the clover reappeared the next day… Continue Reading “My Wild Garden #2 – The Awesome Clover”