Today I visited an Urban Organic Micro Farm, called Rea Spring Gardens – which is a short walk away. It is own and ran by a lovely, enthusiastic couple, Charlie and Ashley, who farm with wildlife and the environment in mind ๐
In the video below, you get to see what they grow and the animals they keep! ๐จ๐ปโ๐พ
Most of the day was chilly & grey, but when there was a warm sunny spell, the Bees came out in force to feed on the Cranesbill Geraniums etc in the garden ๐ ๐ ๐ธ
After a lovely walk around my local wood & a wee heritage site, I got back to find a beautiful Butterfly basking in the sun, in the garden, & I managed get some lovely footage of it! ๐
Gotta love Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies ๐ฆ ๐
A lot of birds are quieting down now, but Yellowhammers ๐ค are continuing to sing away! Plus this is another great month for seeing some beautiful Butterflies! ๐ฆ
I was at the Birmingham N.E.C yesterday and today – as a member of Press – to report on BBC Gardenersโ World Live (but my focus was on the wild side of it).
I interviewed a number of interesting people (the interviews haven’t all been edited together yet) and in the video below, I have taken a selection of clips from the interviews; showing gardeners – from all walks of life – enthusing about nature:
After work, I decided to go for a nice stroll with a colleague and friend, Sophie. We sauntered around the semi-rural outskirts of Northfield Town Centre (in South Birmingham).
Before we got to the location Sophie had in mind, literally just a few yards from where we work, we noticed beside the path (there is a grass verge) was a patch of Bird’s-foot-Trefoil. I informed Sophie it is also know as Eggs and Bacon. We saw some bees buzzing around it, so we observed and followed them from flower to flower.
Finally! I’ve managed a blog on the actually day! Well it’s night now, but you know what I mean! ๐
06/06/16
The weather was gorgeous today – so on my way back from my parents, I decided to film a stretch of road I grew up near (using my phone); showing off the fields, trees and farmland I used to explore and play around, thus showing how Green Birmingham is! I still enjoy a good walk around there, passing from the Suburb into the Country, and there are parts of it still left to be explored by me. ๐
I love the Greenbelt in my feature image and my video below – if houses are ever built there, it would surely break my heart… ๐ Just the thought of it makes me extremely upset… Anyway! There’s a meadow, which you see a bit of (it has the Oak Tree almost in the middle) – I have seen a few of my first ever Butterflies in that very field!
I should also mention; the video features a bit of road I filmed last night too…
A nice easy one today ๐ ย I spent most of my day with my friend Laura at her Pet Store. ย I’ve mentioned the shops’ unkempt Wildlife Gardenย in a previous Blog post, it’s where I took todays’ “something blue”.
The modest Forget-me-not.
I’ve heard Forget-me-nots being described as “a British staple” – they do seem quintessentially British ๐
The Sweet Peas are doing well in the CavyNoodle Wildlife Garden.
ย Longbridge, in South Birmingham – the birth place and former home of Rover – has a new High Street and Green Space! ย It’s on the site of where the said factory used to be. ย The River Reaย that runs through the area has had a habitat and Green Space created around it, and it’s pretty much established and looking lush now! ๐
Today I explored it after purchasing Father’s Day gifts (with my trusty mobile to hand for snaps and clips).
The car park of the newly located Bournville College, with Green Space along side it, some of the old Rover site on the other side.
People and nature co-existing beautifully.
I saw a Grey Wagtailย (which have some yellow feathers)ย down there to left of where the lad on the bike was. ย The video below isn’t great but you can hear it calling ๐
The middle of the new Green Space, looking towards the chap on the bike. ย This is the bridge you see in the distance.
Where this newly created habitat ends.
I was really pleased that this new place is now a good feeding area for House Martins, there were quite a few wizzing and swooping around ๐