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Is it illegal to collect tadpoles?

After harping on for weeks about going to get some frogspawn I eventually took my 5 year old at the weekend. When she took the tadpoles into school she was told by her teacher that it was illegal -...

rutineli

Scruffy Birds

I have experienced a few scruffy looking birds in my time but just lately I have been noticing some of the feathered variety (for a change) in my garden. One in particular is a male blackbird that...

Lakitu

Am I likely to be in trouble?

OK here's the situation, where I live I have a residents only car park, which is clearly signed saying as much. Every weekday morning I come out of my house to cars parked there for the day while the...

lizwizz

Parking restrictions

A road near me has marked parking bays with pay and display machines. At the end of the road there is a single marked parking bay on its own, then a small gap where there is an entrance, then the...

jedimistress

Crows moved in

I have lived in a very peaceful house in the country for the last 2 years. Each day I would awake to the birds twittering. Now I awake with the crows crowing which is not so pleasant. Have they moved...

crapmemory

Metal shed

I thought I would get a metal shed so it doesn't rot(like the one I have at the moment), but all the ones I've seen don't come with a floor. Where can I get a metal shed with a floor? Please don't...

yogasun

Another week gone- what's happening nature-wise?

Hi all! Had a fantastic Thursday evening experience. We were invited round with a couple of other wildlife enthusiasts to watch badgers and foxes from this chap's front room! He is surrounded by woods...

shivvy

I have baby wrens!

I am so excited! I have a wrens nest in my shed and this morning I spotted 4 (maybe 5) little mouths! I have read that wrens eat spiders and insects but is there anything that I can leave out to help...

LoftyLottie

Another Week Gone by Nature Lovers.............

................ and I'll start it off with this link to a lovely website I have just found http://www.mywildlifefriendlygarden.com/index. html

webbs

national trust and treasures

1. which property had a great conservatory with a domed roof modelled on st marks in venice. 2. which property did R B Sheridan buy in 1797.

gwinearman

General knowledge

1 in the book how many years did rip van winkle sleep 2 what is a palinode 3 what is a paternoster 4 what game would you be playing to win the guinness trophy . Thank you for any help.

suse17

what do we do

hi a dear friend of mine has been married for 27 years and she suspects her hubby is playing away. The reason for this is he is being very devious with his mobile does not let it out of his sight he s...

lisalou

Nuts & Fruit Charity quiz

Please can you help me with these cryptic style clues. All answers are fruits or nuts. Thanks everso. 1. Chore I may make a hash of it (9) 2. A vague sort having no direction (5) 3. I think I will...

lisalou

Things Worn Charity Quiz

I am struggling with some cryptic style clues. All the answer are things worn. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you 1. Sounds like those who steal (8) 2. Plenty in quanit surroundings...

GypsyGSD

robins nest

My daughter went to check over her caravan the other day and she has found a nest with 3 eggs, mum robin in attendence she is over the moon with her new family additions and has been watching from a...

burnhal

For once I am stumped!!

Hi all nature people. Here's a puzzle for you. At the weekend I was camping and a very large willow shed a very large bough nearby- 30 foot long and a couple of feet in diameter- one helluva crash!...

optomist

foot prints

Does anyone have a recipe for something which can be put out to gather wild life footprints please. Thanks

Betsan

birds egg

I have found an empty birds egg in my garden, it is about 4cm. long, pale green with brownish speckles, a few on the top but much thicker on the base . It is too big for a blackbird's egg

burnhal

Clergymen defrocked

Saw this a wee while ago If clergymen get defrocked... do cowboys get deranged do news editors get depressed do bed makers get debunked do teachers get declassified can anyone add any more???

pieman65

please

what does get of with somone mean please

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