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Homemade Hoverfly Lagoons

With the latest Wild About Gardens focus on hoverflies, Danielle Page talks us through how to create one particular habitat to tempt more of these incredible insects into your garden.

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Community Garden Updates: December 2024

Find out all about what we've been up to at the Community Garden at Rushden Lakes this Autumn, including October Half Term and planting our new community orchard!

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Appreciating slugs and snails

Aiming to challenge the negative perception surrounding slugs and snails in gardens, this year's Wild About Gardens initiative encourages gardeners to reconsider the role of these often-…

Balcony planting with pots and trellis

Stem the sound

There are lots of ways we can employ the power of nature to reduce noise pollution around the home.

Common cockchafer

The brilliance of beetles

Steve Garland, chair of Lancashire Wildlife Trust and beetle expert, explores the world of these incredible, armoured insects.

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How does my wildflower garden grow?

Fundraising and Supporter Assistant Fiona planted a wildflower meadow from scratch back in March, right at the beginning of lockdown. How's it going?

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Wildlife Gardening for Beginners: The Left-overs

Un-green-fingered Rebecca Neal, Communities and Wildlife Officer, took a website dive into wildlife gardening advice to research for a presentation, and wrote a series of blogs based on what she…

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Wildlife Gardening for Beginners: Growing Your Own

Un-green-fingered Rebecca Neal, Communities and Wildlife Officer, took a website dive into wildlife gardening advice to research for a presentation, and wrote a series of blogs based on what she…

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