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Start-up crow

Nourish Flourish UK is a start-up with something to crow about, much like Robert Greene calling Shakespeare ‘an upstart crow’ back in the day… Shakespeare and his crows Have you ever noticed that the Bard’s work included a lot of corvids? So much so that virtually forgotten writer, artist, naturalist,

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Clare's Musings

Jay Walking

If you don’t hear from me again, it might just be that I finally got lost in the woods for good… this is also my excuse for this blog being out of season; it took me that long to get home, ha ha! After having a lovely time catching up

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In the garden

Bee Friendly to Pollinators Part 4: Hovercraft

No, I’ve not gone rogue and deviated from my usual subject of nature 😂. By hovercraft, I mean the craft of helping hoverflies… With over 280 species of hoverflies recorded in the UK, I can’t pretend that I am able to identify all of them! Only about 40 are observed

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Clare's Musings

Woolly Ram-blings

Did you know that there are over 1,200 breeds of domestic sheep?! And not only that, but they’re also emotionally complex, which leads to an incredible range of ewe-nique characters 😉. They’re intelligent animals with social structures, and even know how to self-medicate through recognising different types of vegetation! I’ve

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In the garden

Bee Kind To Pollinators: Part Three – The Buzz About Pollination

When I talk about being kind to pollinators, I don’t just mean bees. They do do the lion’s share of the work in terms of pollination, however there are many other agents that are often overlooked. In the UK, hoverflies are the next most prolific pollinators, closely followed by butterflies,

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Clare's Musings

My Friend Buddy

I wish I could make a quirky intro about how my CFS is like an unwanted roller coaster, but even with a roller coaster you can see the drop coming. With CFS, you never really know what awaits you, or, I should say, you never know how good or bad

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In the garden

Bee friendly to pollinators part two: Picking Your Plants

It’s my second favourite time of the year to get some planting done! The soil is starting to get a bit warmer; great for encouraging root growth! Only autumn beats these conditions, but that’s a subject for another day! Whilst we wait for the ground to get drier (planting in

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In the garden

Great Tits! 👀🪶

Tits are great! And by tits, I of course mean the birds—what were you thinking 😂?! Spring is here, and the tits are all at(w)itter! It’s a joy watching them while working in my garden; even better when I can put my full focus into observing them while soaking up

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