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About Chalkhill Rewilding

What is rewilding?

Biodiversity and climate change

How can I rewild my garden?

About Chalkhill Rewilding

What is rewilding?

Biodiversity and climate change

How can I rewild my garden?

About Chalkhill Rewilding

What is rewilding?

Biodiversity and climate change

How can I rewild my garden?

Queen bees in Spring

Helen Sida 23/01/2023 Helen Sida 23/01/2023

Queen bees in Spring

One of the best ways gardeners can support wild bees is by ensuring our gardens have early spring flowers

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A Rewilding Gardener’s Diary

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I’ve just been watching a charm of Goldfinches (next photo) feeding on the seeds in Dandelion clocks in the garden. Dandelions are a valuable source of food for pollinators and birds. #dandelions #goldfinch #wildlifegarden

Chalkhill Rewildings April Newsletter is out. Follow the link in my bio to sign up to receive it plus a free copy of “Five Easy Ways to Make your Garden Wilder”. #newsletter #wildlifegardening #rewildyourgarden #appleblossom

If you have an allotment and are interested in birds please join us for a bird survey at Haredean allotments, Lewes, this Wednesday #allotments #birdsurvey #biodiversity #thelewesmosaicproject #lewesrailwayland

The ups and downs of wildlife gardening. There are cowslips (Primula veris) appearing all over Chalkhill (1st three photos) but the Wild thyme (Thymus polytrichus) I grew from seed 2 years ago and carpeted areas of the pollinator patch with flowers a

I’m not sure if it’s an Early purple or Common spotted orchid nestled among the Yellow rattle seedlings at Chalkhill. Any thoughts? #orchids #yellowrattle #wildlifegarden #rewildyourgarden #earlypurpleorchid #commonspottedorchid

The Scarlet Tiger moth caterpillars (Callimorpha dominula) are busy fattening up at Chalkhill. The caterpillars eat “weeds” such as comfrey, white dead-nettle, bramble and nettles before they emerge as beautiful moths. Leaving a patch of

The first Cowslips are appearing at Chalkhill.
And my March Newsletter is out! If you don’t already receive it sign up to my mailing list via my bio above to subscribe and also receive a free copy of “Five Easy Ways to Make your Garden Wi

I’m leading some Gardening for Wildlife sessions for young people. To book a place see the contact details above #railwaylandlewes #gardeningforwildlife #wildlifegardeningcourse

Stinking hellebore (Helleborus foetidus) may not sound pretty but today in the afternoon sunshine this patch was attracting loads of queen bees with its nectar. A great early nectar source in a garden for queen bees emerging from hibernation to make

Ladybirds sheltering in standing seed heads at Chalkhill #ladybirds #seedheads #wildlifegarden #sussexgarden

First of the Primroses at Chalkhill. I love their pretty pale yellow flowers. They can flower from January to May and are a source of nectar for early emerging pollinators. Primroses (Primula vulgaris) are a native woodland plant, also under hedgerow

I’ve been watching a charm (love that!) of Goldfinches out of the window at Chalkhill. They’re flitting from seed head to seed head in the pollinator patch and on the green roof. At Chalkhill they favour Coneflower (see photo), Teasel and

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