Yeah!, good news Happygirl, I was watching a couple of Blue Tits the day after my above post investigating one of my bird boxes. I heard them first, tapping away at the insides and tidying up the entrance hole. It was a joy to watch the two of them.
Yay, happiness reigns again as, although next door might have had everything in sight chopped down, I've got a nesting pair of blackbirds, thrushes and possibly robins in a variety of my unkempt shrubs!! I was so happy watching them all this morning before another day in the office and very pleased I hadn't been too meticulous with the clearing up this/last year.
We've also had loads of tits feeding again and one of my boys reckons they've been checking out the bird boxes, so fingers crossed on that!!
I guess you need to see things from the Council's point of view. They're trying to let the house and a prospective tenant says 'Yes, but I'm not taking on that b+++++ jungle', perhaps for very good reasons, such as being disabled. They've got little choice but to tidy it, not half-tidy it.
However, it's true that not all Councils are equally skilful about caring for the natural environment. But it's up to us to make our views known - it is our Council, after all. Bear in mind, though, that they are so strapped for cash (blame that on bankers, government, selfish people who don't want Councils to be funded yet still expect all the services - take your pick!) that they are having to choose what they do and leave the rest.
But there is a crisis coming - the maintenance of highways is now appalling, social care is being slashed, education is being cut back, and all to remove any local authority input or accountability, so soon you won't have a Council to complain about!
Yay, happiness reigns again as, although next door might have had everything in sight chopped down, I've got a nesting pair of blackbirds, thrushes and possibly robins in a variety of my unkempt shrubs!! I was so happy watching them all this morning before another day in the office and very pleased I hadn't been too meticulous with the clearing up this/last year.
We've also had loads of tits feeding again and one of my boys reckons they've been checking out the bird boxes, so fingers crossed on that!!
This is great news Happygirl. Just shows, nature will have it's way in the end.
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Glad things are now looking up a bit and the wildlife coming back.
Yeah!, good news Happygirl, I was watching a couple of Blue Tits the day after my above post investigating one of my bird boxes. I heard them first, tapping away at the insides and tidying up the entrance hole. It was a joy to watch the two of them.
Happygirl. Some of the wildlife will adapt. Some, however, will not.
If the same sort of actions are repeated in multiple locations then the chances of 'it will all return' becomes a much shorter bet.
Yay, happiness reigns again as, although next door might have had everything in sight chopped down, I've got a nesting pair of blackbirds, thrushes and possibly robins in a variety of my unkempt shrubs!! I was so happy watching them all this morning before another day in the office and very pleased I hadn't been too meticulous with the clearing up this/last year.
We've also had loads of tits feeding again and one of my boys reckons they've been checking out the bird boxes, so fingers crossed on that!!
HURRAH!!!!!!!!! that's such lovely news
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Great news!
They've found a nice home in your garden Happygirl - happy days.
I guess you need to see things from the Council's point of view. They're trying to let the house and a prospective tenant says 'Yes, but I'm not taking on that b+++++ jungle', perhaps for very good reasons, such as being disabled. They've got little choice but to tidy it, not half-tidy it.
However, it's true that not all Councils are equally skilful about caring for the natural environment. But it's up to us to make our views known - it is our Council, after all. Bear in mind, though, that they are so strapped for cash (blame that on bankers, government, selfish people who don't want Councils to be funded yet still expect all the services - take your pick!) that they are having to choose what they do and leave the rest.
But there is a crisis coming - the maintenance of highways is now appalling, social care is being slashed, education is being cut back, and all to remove any local authority input or accountability, so soon you won't have a Council to complain about!
This is great news Happygirl. Just shows, nature will have it's way in the end.