Let's Start From the Very Beginning...

So, what are we doing, and why? Last summer, I read one of the opening chapters in a book by our talented friend Adrian Thomas, who's a wildlife gardener with the RSPB. In it, he tells of a woman in Leicester who, some 30 years ago, began documenting all the species that lived in or visited her small suburban garden. Over three decades, she has logged more than 2670 species — including several species of wasps new to science! That has inspired us to a new challenge. We already wanted to expand and improve the "wildlife friendliness" of the property. Now we also hope to document every species that lives in or visits our garden as well.

The bare bones of a great space is already here. We have (as you might have guessed from the blog title) a half-acre to work with. There are a number of well-established trees and hedges. We made a start last year on creating some flower beds, with a view to attracting pollinators. Now we need to start recording. On this blog, we'll post details about some of our finds and create pages listing each of the species we record. Pictures will most definitely be included!

No, it doesn't look like this right now — but it will in a few months!