Common lizards enjoying the summer heat

Signs of summer........I can taste them already

Large skipper, small tortoiseshell and painted lady butterflies

Ox eye daisy on the wildlife friendly banking area

A common blue butterfly and a dingy skipper basking in the sun

A slow worm on the wildlife friendly banking area

A morning spent thinning out lettuce seedlings and transplanting tomato plants

Re-potting tomato seedlings in the poly tunnel

Thats the strawberries transplanted and the salad leaf seedlings watered

Thinning out the grasses on the wildlife friendly banking area

An enjoyable hour or two spent thinning out the various grasses on the wildlife friendly banking area between two of the mini beast hotels using hand tools and taking care to minimise any disturbance to the reptiles who inhabit this area. Thinning out grasses will allow more room and more light for the yellow rattle which will help to keep them control.

Providing some of the colour on the den

Trimming the grass along the banking adjacent to the railway line

That should allow a little more space for the wild flowers to get established.

Common lizards basking in the April sun

A busy time in the poly tunnel

Nature returning to the dens wildlife areas

Crocus flowering in the spring sun

Recycling plastic bottles and reusing them to protect young seedlings

Life is slowly returning to the Green Heart Den this month

Signs of spring on the wildlife banking area

Preparing the lawn mower for use later this month

Too cold for any outdoor task today so thought t was a good time to check that the lawn mower is maintained, cleaned and ready for use when the weather warms up later in the month.

Some of my favourite feather visitors

Wintry scenes at the Green Heart Dens grow your own scheme this morning

One frosty morning.......