Blog: Birds

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Greenfinch on the arm of a bird feeder stand

30 years of surveying our birds

Launched 30 years ago, the bi-annual MWT Garden Bird Survey provides a great barometer for how our feathered friends are faring in the county

Rowan berries

A Fruit and Nut Case

We all enjoy eating fruits and nuts but perhaps don’t always notice the diversity in them and the complex relationships that have evolved between plants and animals to ensure efficient seed…

Frosty Garden

Surviving Winter

We tend to think of winter as a difficult time for our local wildlife but in reality, they have evolved to cope with it rather well. In this blog I consider how the different creatures in our…