Last year I gave up my allotment. It was too far away and not doing what I wanted (unlike many allotments, despite the fact there are over 100 plots, rarely are there any people about. Everybody seems to go on a Sunday morning when I can’t make it so there’s nobody to see when I…… Continue reading Polytunnel Activity, Planting Tomatoes, Garden Birdlife, etc..
Category: Nature
Green Shieldbug Eggs
Whilst harvesting swiss chard, found these.
Cuckoo
We heard a cuckoo today, the first time for years
Garden Birds – RSPB Birdwatch
Every year I sit down for an hour or so at the end of January and do the Garden Birdwatch for the RSPB. This year I did it again and (as always seems to be the case) the weather was windy and cold. The number and varieties of birds in my garden always seem to…… Continue reading Garden Birds – RSPB Birdwatch
A Walk at Attenborough Nature Reserve – Fish
We went out on a walk this afternoon (we’re trying to up our paces as part of our get fitter campaign). As well as the usual sightings of a collection of water birds, we saw something I’ve never seen before. As we went over the first of the bridges over the water on our way,…… Continue reading A Walk at Attenborough Nature Reserve – Fish
Raspberry Pi as a Naturewatching Camera
Those of you who watch Springwatch on the BBC are probably already ahead of me. I was interested to see that there was a short article in one of the programs on a “£25 Nature Watching Camera” from MyNaturewatch. It turns out that this is an (almost) perfect application for the Raspberry Pi so I…… Continue reading Raspberry Pi as a Naturewatching Camera