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100 puns about birds and bird jokes to make you twitter

January 13, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Are you looking for family-friendly jokes and puns with a feathered theme?  This bumper list of one hundred puns about birds and bird jokes has all you need to get everyone smiling. As well as being good for a giggle, these funny bird puns and jokes about birds make perfect bird captions for instagram and social media (make sure you check out my nature hashtags copy and paste lists to save time there too).  Birds puns and birds jokes ...

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Win a Happy Beaks bird feeding bundle

August 31, 2021 by Catherine 112 Comments

This is a collaborative post in partnership with Happy Beaks Would you like to do more to look after your local wild birds? This great giveaway from Happy Beaks will help you provide a feast for your feathered friends this autumn. Why is it important to feed wild birds? As the seasons shift towards shorter days and colder temperatures, it's harder for wild birds to find food. By the time winter arrives, natural sources of food such ...

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How to garden for wildlife: 50 easy ways to make your garden wildlife friendly

July 15, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Would you like to make your garden more wildlife friendly?  It’s an increasingly popular garden trend, as more and more of us learn about just how important it is to use our outdoor spaces to help wildlife. What is wildlife gardening? Wildlife gardening, or wild gardening, is an approach to gardening that aims to support your local wildlife.  The plants you grow, the products you use, the layout of your garden, and the way you ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Bats, Bees, Birds, Butterflies, eco friendly gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, Flowers, Garden, Garden tips, gardening, Gardening with children, hedgehogs, Nature, No Dig gardening, Plants, Top Tips, Wild birds, Wildlife, Wildlife gardening

4 fun family gardening projects for you and your children

May 5, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Any outdoor space provides plenty of activities that you can do with your child. Family gardening projects are a great way to help children engage with nature, learn about the natural world, and have fun at the same time. Simple and fun family gardening projects If you’d like to become a more green-fingered family, these four family gardening projects are a great place to start. Each one is simple, doesn't need much ...

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Easy ways to improve your garden in winter

February 5, 2021 by Catherine 3 Comments

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A quick glance out of my kitchen window confirms that winter is definitely in residence in the garden.  The light is low, the tree branches are the only real structure in sight, most plants are dormant, and the lawn is blanketed in yet another carpet of fallen leaves (note to self: make more leaf mould). This all sounds more than a little bleak, but actually it’s not that hard to add interest to your garden in ...

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Easy crafts for kids: fun winter nature crafts and activities

January 5, 2021 by Catherine 31 Comments

winter nature craft collecting sticks to make a winter forest twig picture

Are you managing to get the kids playing outdoors this winter? These fun winter nature crafts will help you tempt them off the sofa! We don’t really see winter as ideal for spending time outdoors with our children, do we?  The days are shorter, the weather is often less than inviting, and it’s hard to motivate ourselves to leave the comfort of a cosy house.  But in my experience, children just don’t think this way. As far as my ...

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Easy DIY bird feeder for kids to make

January 4, 2021 by Catherine 4 Comments

How to make your own homemade bird feeders - a simple and fun nature activity for children which will encourage wild birds to visit your garden!

Are you looking for ideas for a DIY bird feeder for kids to make? This simple bird feeder craft is easy and fun, and will have the birds flocking to your garden! Homemade bird feeders are one of our favourite crafts. I've lost count of the number of times we've made them, and they're always a big hit with our local wild birds. Whenever we put them out in the garden they vanish within a couple of days. We usually use empty paper cups or ...

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Homemade bird feeders: easy step-by-step guide

November 23, 2020 by Catherine 59 Comments

These homemade bird feeders are a great way to give your local wild birds a real treat. You can make a bird feeder at any time of year, but it's particularly important to support wild birds in winter. Why homemade bird feeders are great for feeding wild birds in winter Winter is a tough time of year for wild birds, as natural food sources such as insects and berries are scarce. Also, birds need lots of energy-rich food to maintain fat ...

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Growing sunflowers in pots: easy step-by-step guide

May 12, 2020 by Catherine 11 Comments

If you're looking for easy seeds to grow with children, it's hard to beat growing sunflowers in pots. If you're not gardening with children sunflowers are still fantastic plants to grow, and they make wonderful cut sunflowers too. This step-by-step guide shows you how to grow sunflowers in pots, covering which seeds to choose, tips on planting sunflower seeds, and advice on caring for sunflowers. I've also included some fun sunflower themed ...

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7. The 10 minute gardener: quick summer gardening jobs

June 27, 2019 by Catherine 18 Comments

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Welcome to the latest post in this series, looking at quick gardening jobs you can fit into a busy schedule.  This time I'm looking at ways to stay on top of your summer garden. Things have certainly warmed up in the last couple of weeks, and I’m really enjoying my garden now the summer plants are bursting into life.  I think the ‘little and often’ approach is best for gardening at this time of year; keeping on top of the garden through ...

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