During a powerful wind storm earlier in the year one of my oldest sallow / selje trees on the edge of the wild part of the garden was […]
Trees
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Goat willow “rotvelt”
In the wild part of the garden, one of my goat willow (selje) trees, important for the garden’s biodiversity, is halfway down after yesterday’s storm 🙁 This is […]
Biodiversity / Butterflies and moths / Insects / Spring
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Early spring moths and sallow
The end of March this year was mild with little frost. I was surprised to find the first flowering sallow / selje (Salix caprea) on 19th March and […]
Biodiversity / Butterflies and moths / Pollinators
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Chiffchaff and Willow
My interest in recording the incredible diversity of insects in my 40 year old edible forest garden lead to a much better understanding of the importance of different […]
Butterflies and moths / Insects
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Emerging sallow catkins and biodiversity on the rise in the garden
As the most important tree for insect diversity in the spring – goat willow / selje (Salix caprea) – emerges into flower, two more moths that feed on […]
Bees / Butterflies and moths / Pollinators
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Two spring signs
This spring sign today went unnoticed for many years, one of many moth species that has been registered feeding on Salix caprea (goat willow / selje) in spring, […]
Birds
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Good times for gulls
The annual large flocks of gulls are now here resting in the bay after feeding following farmers’ ploughs all day. They are mostly common gulls (fiskemåke) and black-headed […]
Birds / Snow
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Hoodies and pussy willows
Hooded crows (kråke) and goat willow (selje) coming into flower! Post Views: 106