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The Urban Ecologist


racheljbielby
Dec 23, 20243 min read
...And we're back!!!
Well I'm back to be able to record and report back at any rate...don't think the wildlife actually went away...they were just left to run...
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racheljbielby
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Normal Service to Resume...sometime
To my lovely blog readers, In case you have been wondering what's been going on [like this squirrel] and are tearing your hair out at the...
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racheljbielby
Aug 2, 20244 min read
The Birds and the Bees
So now I'm super far behind on this! This'll just be a quick [ish] catch up from things that happened in June, mostly because its more...
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racheljbielby
Jul 7, 20244 min read
Summer - May: part 2
Apologies for the lateness of this - the summer has really been getting away with me! Between starting a new job, sorting out the...
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racheljbielby
May 29, 20243 min read
Hope for Hoglets
It's been a really busy month, with lots going on in the garden so this is only part one! First up was re-doing the front path. We...
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racheljbielby
May 18, 20243 min read
The Art of Making Connections
I was initially going to write about some amusing excerpts about the current hedgehog dating regime; until something else occured over...
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racheljbielby
Apr 26, 20242 min read
House of a Hundred Dandelions
I can't say for sure, but I counted 60 individual flowering heads...and there were many I missed... I think the neighbours are getting...
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racheljbielby
Apr 7, 20243 min read
*Insert 'Catchy Title Here'*
I really don't know where the time goes at the moment! It [personally] has been another rather stressful month, with uni deadlines,...
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racheljbielby
Mar 1, 20243 min read
Winter Catch-up
January feels like a long time ago now. Although equally it feels like February went by super fast...how the heck is it March already???...
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racheljbielby
Jan 18, 20247 min read
Bird's the word
This month is a special on all the weird and wonderful birds we've had to the garden - giving them enough prep time for next weekends big...
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racheljbielby
Dec 8, 20234 min read
Novembrrrrr...
Sorry I am late with another so indended 'monthly' blog post. Oh well, better late than never right? November and October seem to have...
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racheljbielby
Oct 29, 20233 min read
Defencing
Another soggy month. The grass is diminishing in the back garden [think I only properly cut it once this year] being replaced by...
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racheljbielby
Sep 30, 20233 min read
Autumn Antics
I don't know how its come to this but apparently its October tomorrow! I don't know where the summer went but now its autumn?!? The signs...
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racheljbielby
Sep 5, 20233 min read
All go in August - Colourful Clover, Chaotic Champagne & Confusing Caterpillars
I'm not really sure what happened to August...it seemed to come and go extremely fast! I guess this was also not helped by the fact that...
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racheljbielby
Jul 25, 20233 min read
Fabulous Frogs, Fiesty Foxes and Fun with Fledglings
The frog is back! Haven't seen it for ages, but now seems to be using our little (baking tray) pond as an air bnb. Not sure if it brought...
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racheljbielby
Jul 11, 20233 min read
Going Back in Thyme
Finally finished the front garden path last week - I'm really pleased how it turned out! We hadn't initially intended to have a proper...
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racheljbielby
Jun 28, 20233 min read
Foxes, Fermentation and Fowl
Its been another busy month at the wildlife reserve. Flowers are still flourishing in the front garden (above). Almost all of the poppies...
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racheljbielby
Jun 26, 20231 min read
Spam Spam Spam Spam
Unfortunately not of the lovely or wonderful variety - the website has been experiencing some issues with spam, particularly in the...
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racheljbielby
Jun 7, 20233 min read
The No Mow Way
Well it feels like summer is finally upon us! No Mow May got into full swing this year, and I think there were fewer disapproving...
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racheljbielby
May 13, 20233 min read
Spring has Sprung!
So I'm super far behind on this now - thanks to a lot of chocolate related holidays that made work busy and a crazy long uni project...
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