Scything the Marlbrook Wildflower Patch
Old skills are being put to good use to encourage diversity and promote soil health, writes Andrea Brewer Following a successful period...
‘No Mow May’ and ‘Joyful June’ - a biodiversity ‘quick win’ on your own doorstep!
Keep the lawnmower in the shed, manage your lawn and plant local seeds for greater biodiversity, write Fiona Danks (WCAG) and Iain...
PROTECTING AND ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS
For those who would like to comment on biodiversity relating to the Redrow planning application for sites B and C to contribute to the...
Wild Watlington Book & Art Exhibition
We are lucky to have around Watlington beautiful natural habitats. From our precious chalk grasslands to our rare chalk streams, from the...
Declining grassland Biodiversity in the UK and our local Green Spaces
We are in a time of massive decline in UK biodiversity. 41% of UK species have declined since the 1970s and individually, many species’...
No Mow May and June
Several sites in Watlington took part in the “No Mow May” initiative, with owners and managers encouraging a more relaxed approach to...
Watch out, watch out, there’s a hedgehog about!
Now that hibernation time has truly ended for our prickly friends, they will be out and about feverishly foraging for food to build up...
High Sheriff's Climate Action Heroes Awards.
High Sheriff - Climate Action Heroes Awards Ceremony 21st February 2022 Held at The Oxford Trust, Stansfeld Park, Quarry Road,...
No Mow May
The charity Plantlife is asking people to consider letting their lawns grow during May to encourage wildflowers and provide nectar for...
Wildlife Gardening in conjunction with Watlington in Bloom
Watlington in Bloom is hoping to hold an open gardens event later in the year so we hope you are busy tending your garden and considering...
A time for planting trees, hedges or making a pond in the garden
As the days start to lengthen, we will be tempted out in good weather to work in gardens again. February is a time to plant new trees and...
Helping Watlington’s Skylife
It was encouraging to recently hear that the new housing development in Watlington will likely include provision of nesting sites for...
Planning winter wildlife gardening projects to get ready for spring
If you are thinking of encouraging more wildlife in your garden next year, now is the best time plan projects that you can begin over the...
Save our Hedgehogs!
Top Tips for Helping Hedgehogs in Winter: Hedgehogs usually hibernate from late December/early January, so they are now busy looking for...
Wildlife gardening – preparing for Winter
As Autumn kicks in, thoughts are turning to tidying gardens ready for winter, but if you want to encourage wildlife there are a few...
Improve biodiversity in your garden with a bug hotel
Helping insects overwinter in the garden Insects have three options for surviving winter cold: migrate, die but leave behind eggs that...
Gardening for wildlife - Water for birds and bees
Encouraging birds, bees and other animals in the garden with a dish of water: Putting out a dish of water, or two – one for birds and one...