Nature Blog by Jenny Bourne

Last week was National Insect Week. Ttemperatures in the low 30s and too hot for me to go to the plot during the heat of the day! I went up one morning at 7.30am as others were leaving; my neighbour had been watering for an hour…

Lockdown week 12 and the social distancing guidelines between bees, other insects and flowers continue to be ignored – flagrant rule breakers! June has brought a mix of warm sun, humid overcast days…

It’s World Bee Day today! Let’s hear it for all the bees, bumble, honey, solitary and all those wonderful pollinators that keep us in fruit and vegetables! And good news for my partner, Jem who’s just got a call to…

Almost at the end of Lockdown week 4 and we’re still waiting for those April showers! After an Easter weekend of temperatures in the 20s it’s become more like April ‘in the olden days’ – warm, not midsummer heat, light cloud, gentle breezes and a few perfect days…

This blog is going to focus only on all the positives – what’s going on in the natural world on and around our allotments site this early springtime. So many funny, witty, inventive, thought provoking…