The periwinkle and garlic mustard are looking good #cottagelife 😊

Well done Sox lad 🐈‍⬛……now come back and collect it…..this is not your pantry….

Good morning from the North Pennines 😊 that a sparkling looking patio - time to get the table and chairs out and hope for a bit of sun later 😎

Lovely sunset 🌅 across Buckshot Field and the Church 👍

#Dandelions and daisies such a perfect combo but often overlooked. A hopeful crab spider is waiting in the #dandelion .

Growing a selection of flowers can really help the bees survive 🐝
We have 270 different types of bee in the UK alone and growing a variety of flowers can help meet their varying needs.

For #FingerpostFriday we have the South Tyne Trail 👍😊

My nice owner has cleaned 🧹 the front patio - mind there some choice words! Some of the mildew was like concrete 🤪

One hour in the back garden this morning 😊

📢 COMPETITION 📢

Get creative & help #hedgehog s out!
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We want our younger #hedgehog fans to design a poster for Hedgehog Awareness Week – which runs 5-11 May!

Click for details & enter by April 22 👇👇
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#HedgehogWeek

Cowslip (Primula veris)
This pretty wild flower is a relative of the primrose. Sunny yellow cupped flower form a bunch on top of a straight stem. The name origin is not so pretty, coming from its habit of popping up next to a cow-slop in meadows of old.
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Brighter (and warmer) today after all that rain 🌧️……

What to plant for bumblebees in April 🪴

#BeeThe Change and plant one (or more!) of these bumblebee favourites. When they flower, they will provide nectar and pollen for hungry bumblebees 🐝

FREE April planting guide 👉 ow.ly/OGKJ50Rc0Yz

One of our smaller #dandelion species here in the UK, will attempt an ID when I can find my book.

Over 80% of UK homes have gardens; combined they cover more than all the UK nature reserves. No matter how small your space, it can be a positive environment for wildlife. 🌸 🌼

#Hedgehog Awareness Week is back 5-11 May! 
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Help spread the word - share this or email [email protected] to request paper posters to put up in your neighbourhood or work place or hand out to neighbours!

Download the #Hedgehog Week poster 👇
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Even the wonderful River Derwent is getting polluted 🤬

The first casualties of the year and not sure where they could have came me from 🤔 they were a distance from the house where the nests are