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Category Archive: Value Our Planet

Nature Watch – What to Feed Hedgehogs

September 12, 2022 by Cherry Lane

Nature Watch – What to Feed Hedgehogs By Rachael – Content Editor Published September 2022 What do hedgehogs eat? A hedgehog’s natural diet consists mostly of invertebrates, such as caterpillars, earthworms, millipedes, earwigs and beetles. They are able to sniff these out when foraging through the undergrowth on their travels. However, they are not limited in […]

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Making Space for Wildlife in Your Garden

August 29, 2022 by Cherry Lane

Making Space for Wildlife in Your Garden By Rachael – Content Editor Published August 2022 We hear it so much: Butterflies becoming scarce, fewer garden birds than in previous years and to cap it all, bees dying out through harmful agrochemicals and habitat loss. It’s not a good outlook, but as gardeners, we have a chance to […]

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Global Recycling Day – Greener Gardening

March 16, 2022 by Cherry Lane

Greener Gardening – How Recycling Can Help Your Garden By Rachael – Content Editor Published March 2022 What is Global Recycling Day? Global recycling day was created by the Global Recycling Foundation created in 2018 and aims to help recognise the importance of recycling in preserving our planet. You can read all about it here. Whether […]

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How To Encourage Wildlife Into Your Garden This Spring

February 24, 2022 by Cherry Lane

Get ready for spring 2016 and equip your garden for the influx of nature, wildlife and the return of your fantastic array of flowers and shrubs. For any keen gardener of wildlife enthusiast, there are steps you can take to encourage more activity into your garden so when spring comes you can sit back and let nature come to you.

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Join the Big Garden Birdwatch with Us

January 21, 2022 by Cherry Lane

The Big Garden Birdwatch Is Back By Rachael – Content Editor Published 21st January 2022 The world’s largest wildlife survey is back again this year and we hope you will be taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch with us. Last year there were over a million members of the public who took part and managed […]

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