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JoesMum said:

It is illegal to disturb bird nests and to cut back hedgerows before 1 Sept. You need to mobilise those on social media. Can you email someone at your local wildlife trust?

Daughter says it’s a disaster for the slow worms and other reptiles too if undergrowth is cut back at this time of year. Long grass and undergrowth should be cut back once a year in the autumn and then to no less than 6 inches high which suits both the pollinating plants and the reptiles

Can he be persuaded to turn it into a community wildlife garden ? The wildlife trust would advise and Springwatch has made this idea very trendy. He might take that on board.

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Lyn W said:

He is getting fed up of me! I asked him if the county ecologist had been involved - he said he had cleared it with the council 18 months ago and it was classed as a regeneration scheme so they didn't need to be involved.
Told me that his team are used to working with wildlife protection because they usually strip undergrowth from motorway verges - yeah right - they are all especially concerned with wildlife I don't think!! That's why they strip all the verges of any flowers and plants that insects need at crucial times for them!!
Anyway I have praised his efforts and said I would love to be involved, but subtly said how worried for wildlife I become when I see hedgerows and undergrowth being removed before the legal date of 1st September. As he's a local councillor he shouldn't want to do anything illegally! We'll see!

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JoesMum said:

You should hear Daughter’s opinion of verge clearers. “They massacre slow worms”

She says the contractors don’t consider wildlife at all and, even under ecological supervision, they are awful.

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Lyn W said:

I agree with her, they just get the job done without any regard for what they kill.
These guys are only at this site for 2 days so they are not going to stop for any wildlife.
But I have been told I am welcome to go on Tuesday and I will do my best to be their conscience.
So if you don't hear from me after Tues tell the police to check the council compost heap!!

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CarolM said:

[emoji85] I could not do that anymore. When I started going out with my husband (in my 20's) I was able to do that. But not anymore.

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JoesMum said:

Well done Selma! And Ben

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Lyn W said:

Well done Selma!!
She is really bright eyed and healthy looking.

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JoesMum said:

You should hear Daughter’s opinion of verge clearers. “They massacre slow worms”

She says the contractors don’t consider wildlife at all and, even under ecological supervision, they are awful.

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Ben02 said:

There’s a field 20 minutes from me that is teeming with wildlife. I’ve been there a few times. There are Adders, grasssnakes, slow worms, deer, frogs, newts etc. Until they started building a DPD mail service head quarters and dug up all the land

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Ben02 said:

There’s a field 20 minutes from me that is teeming with wildlife. I’ve been there a few times. There are Adders, grasssnakes, slow worms, deer, frogs, newts etc. Until they started building a DPD mail service head quarters and dug up all the land

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Ben02 said:

Thank you Lyn! She was not impressed with the picture I took yesterday..... not one bit

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Ben02 said:

View attachment 275612 View attachment 275613 We are approaching Selma’s first birthday, woohoo!

She has more than quadrupled her weight since I got her in August.

First pic was baby Selma
Second pic is her now

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Pastel Tortie said:

Selma's face looks even sweeter now!

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DE42 said:

Here they are. View attachment 275599View attachment 275600View attachment 275601View attachment 275602

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JoesMum said:

Just from the way its wings are arranged, I think it’s a Bee Fly rather than a true bee. We have them here too. Still excellent pollinators and it’s great to see them [emoji4]

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KarenSoCal said:

Yesterday my husband had a spontaneous bleed into the back of his head. He will not be waking up from this. He is at the hospital on hospice care. There is no response from him at all. I am with him.

I'll check in here as I'm able. I'm also posting this in the general forum to inform those who are not visitors to the CDR.

Please, treasure your loved ones...they can be gone in an instant.

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CarolM said:

Acupuncture takes a while to work. It also depends on the person. It works for some and not for others. I would say that you have nothing to loose to try it. And everything to gain if you respond well to it. The trick is is to find someone who is good at it.

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KarenSoCal said:

Yesterday my husband had a spontaneous bleed into the back of his head. He will not be waking up from this. He is at the hospital on hospice care. There is no response from him at all. I am with him.

I'll check in here as I'm able. I'm also posting this in the general forum to inform those who are not visitors to the CDR.

Please, treasure your loved ones...they can be gone in an instant.

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