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Rewild Your Garden

“Just imagine a garden bursting with nature.”

Annette J Beveridge

Rewilding is a term most often used by those with large areas of land but don’t be put off if you only have a small garden space. It is relatively easy to rewild your garden, all you need is a bit of know-how. Just adapt rewilding efforts and you can make even the smallest and barest of garden plots come to life. Give yourself an exciting project. It’s worth it.

In our new weekly Rewild Your Garden series, we will walk you through all the steps needed to help you to help nature. Choose the tips that work for you. By taking a step by step approach, you’ll soon have a garden bursting with life. It will give you so much pleasure and you’ll see just how much you are helping the animals that visit you.

Rewild your garden series

In the Rewild Your Garden series, we’ll reveal the best plants for pollinators and look at ponds and water features. We’ll discuss some of the do’s and dont’s with wildlife gardening and what wildlife needs. Soon your garden will have layers of interest and you’ll note the changes of the passing seasons. You will be amazed how much you can achieve.

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The Strange World of the Sunfish

Post author By Admin1818
Post date September 19, 2021

by Annette J Beveridge

The oceans are filled with strange creatures and the sunfish is no exception. Using their large dorsal and anal fins to swim, they can move at speed when avoiding predators or, when they locate prey but are mostly seen simply drifting in the ocean currents. They are the heaviest of the bony fish weighing up to 1500 lbs – their size is impressive and they dwarf divers who are fortunate enough to swim with them. At birth, they have a back fin but this disappears as they mature. It appears to fold into the fish itself. Lying on one side as they manoeuvre through the ocean, these are spectacularly odd-shaped fish that have been mistaken for sharks when they emerge from the depths.

Descended from bony ancestors, the sunfish has cartilaginous tissues which is lighter than bone and as an adaptation, enables the fish to grow to an immense size. The teeth are fused – resembling a beak and they are unable to close their mouths. Sunfish have few enemies once they reach maturity but they do fall foul of boats when floating just beneath the surface and are at risk of becoming entangled in drift nets. Immature sunfish are predated on by sharks, whales. or sea lions.

Tags fish, mola mola, Ocean, sunfish

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EcoRIGHTS – Making A Stand

Post author By Admin1818
Post date March 5, 2021
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When you look around your local area can you see the so-called signs of progress as new housing developments take over glorious open spaces? Do you find yourself wishing you could turn the clock back to a time when life was simpler and nature thrived?

Ever since the pandemic struck, it is true to say that many people have developed a renewed understanding of the benefits of nature. With life standing still, many of us embraced local walks, listened to bird song, took pleasure in sitting in woodlands or, by rivers and have enjoyed the changing seasons. Nature offered solace and a way to offset anxiety. But although we may recognise the importance of nature, our government seemingly, still does not. The mantra Build, Build, Build says it all. As a nature-depleted country, we cannot afford to lose more land unnecessarily. Right now, there is a lot of promises to protect the environment but very little action. Environmental issues are rife…..here’s why.

Tags British nature, Environmental campaign, environmental issues, green recovery, nature, trees

Environmental

15 Top Tips to Save Planet Earth

Post author By Admin1818
Post date October 6, 2020
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by Annette J Beveridge

We all know that planet earth is under enormous pressure due to the impact of human actions. There is no doubt that we have taken our environment for granted and ravaged all available resources, but we can no longer afford to do this. Gradually, there is awareness that we have a serious and life-changing problem ahead of us and we must all do our bit. But if you are now starting to worry about the impact you are having on this planet, here are some easy-to-incorporate changes so that you can do your bit to save planet earth.

Tags carbon footprint, eco tips

Environmental

Protecting Peatlands – The True Implications

Post author By Admin1818
Post date October 5, 2020
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by Annette J Beveridge

Our peatlands are of the utmost importance. It is a precious natural habitat and yet, it lacks strong protection. The stark reality is that we have just 10% of this precious habitat remaining in the UK. It is horrifying to consider our natural peatlands being plundered and destroyed to such an event. There are three main types here – blanket bogs, raised bogs, and fens and we have around 13% of the world’s blanket and lowland raised bogs. Change is vital, here’s why.

Tags climate change, environmental issues, peatlands