On Thursday 7th April, we’re delighted to welcome Nick Martin, a local naturalist well known to some RFNS members, who will be telling us all about his wildlife-friendly garden in France. Nick decided to buy a house there in 2003 and was delighted by the wildlife in the garden which included glow worms, praying mantids […]
Why not build a tracking tunnel and find out? It’s easy, affordable and fun, as we found out at a members workshop in February. Download the instruction leaflet Shell out for the necessary kit (we spent about £7) Cut the board to size, prepare the base and form a tent-shaped tunnel Make some hedgehog-safe ink […]
Most people know that earthworms are good for the soil, and we’re pleased to find them in the garden even if they are a bit squirmy. But did you know that Charles Darwin doubted that many other animals have played so important a part in the history of the world than earthworms? Dr Kevin Butt […]