We launched Woolston Station Garden Club in May 2025 to revive the station gardens. Long-term volunteer Bridget was the only remaining gardener still available when Charlene Arrondeau, Hampshire Community Rail Officer, contacted me in my Wilder Southampton role with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. My work schedule was full, so I decided toContinue reading “Woolston Station Gardens – for wildlife and people”
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Riverside Reflections
One of my stories is that I’m not comfortable near rivers, sometimes even afraid. There have been moments of panic, such as the time I went for a walk at Chessel Bay when the River Itchen was choppy, and I basically ran back along the path to get out. Living on the east, I regularly haveContinue reading “Riverside Reflections”
Big Garden Birdwatch Plus
Twenty-five starlings, two bluetits, a wood pigeon, a magpie, two or three greenfinches …. I can more or less predict how many birds of each species I’ll see when I take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend. What I’m less sure of is what they’ll be doing. And that, for me, is theContinue reading “Big Garden Birdwatch Plus”
Scaffolding as a call to action
On a Sunday morning at the end of July, I arrived home to see scaffolding going up on a house down the road. This is a house where I’d seen swifts nesting, so I was really concerned. I had to wait half an hour for the scaffolders to finish, which gave me time to thinkContinue reading “Scaffolding as a call to action”
Dandelion Nature 