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Jen Blaxall.
May 1, 20201 min read
Flying beetles.
As we are now in May, you might start to see these beetles rattling towards you with their erratic flight in your garden. These are...
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Jen Blaxall.
Apr 25, 20202 min read
Bringing a walk to the community.
My local church Christ church Emery Down, organise a monthly walk for the local community. In the current lockdown I was asked to write...
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Jen Blaxall.
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Breeding behaviour of garden birds.
One day last week I sat and watched a wren busily fly back and forth with beaks full of moss to build this nest in the eves of my front...
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Jen Blaxall.
Apr 17, 20201 min read
Ladybirds life cycle.
Seeing ladybirds in the garden is good news for your plants as the larvae gorges on aphids that are having a good attempt to devastate...
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Jen Blaxall.
Apr 13, 20201 min read
How to deter slugs and snails ethically.
Now we are spending more time in our gardens and nurturing our plants that we have lovingly grown slugs and snails can be seen as a pest....
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Jen Blaxall.
Apr 6, 20202 min read
Bats in the garden.
With the warmer weather the bats are starting to emerge. There are 18 types of bats here in the uk, some so small they weigh no more than...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 30, 20202 min read
How to identify tadpoles and spawn.
Turning the attention to garden ponds, frogs would have started spawning from late January, but now the toads and newts will start. Frogs...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 29, 20202 min read
Butterfly conservation.
Some of the early butterflies are now on the wing. Yellow flutterings of brimstones and the 'reds' are up and away! Commas, red admirals,...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Save the bees!
I don't need to tell you how important bees are not only to the environment but for us. Without them doing their work there would not be...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Distant reiki.
In these uncertain times there are anxieties and loneliness, as well as people trying to deal with their ongoing health issues that can...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 23, 20202 min read
Wildlife gardening.
Now the rain has finally stopped and the sun has started to shine, attention is turned to our gardens. Emery Down was a hum of lawn...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 20, 20201 min read
A bit of reassurance.
I would like to reassure all you lovely folks that join me on my guided walks that I am following government guidelines regarding...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 20, 20201 min read
Nature therapy.
I will soon be offering nature therapy. This is not your average walk, but spending 2 hours on the forest taking a slow meander covering...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 18, 20202 min read
Mother natures point of view.
With all the worry and talk of Coronavirus, I want to try and haul some positivity out of it. Now I am considered 'high risk...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 16, 20201 min read
Wellbeing boost in nature!
While everything is closing, grounding and being cancelled, there is one way you can get fresh air and exercise while spending time with...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Coronavirus.
The media are creating such hysteria about Coronavirus causing irrational and obsessive behaviour amongst us. Hand washing is a good...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 8, 20201 min read
International inspirational people day!
On International women's day. There are women who inspire me. Jane Goodall, Dolly Parton as well as the real inspirations; my Mum, my...
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Jen Blaxall.
Mar 4, 20201 min read
Birders paradise
At Keyhaven Marshes at first light (rain!) But worth getting wet at 6.30am. The views of Hurst castle and the Isle of Wight weren't too...
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Jen Blaxall.
Feb 27, 20201 min read
The therapist therapy.
After my previous blog about the meeting with forest therapists today, I felt inspired (not that I need an excuse) to get out in nature...
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