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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I have wonderful neighbours that are doing some really good conservation works and here's the latest story about them: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Zoos help to save snail found in only one lake in Wales

Once prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Storm Benjamin saw the collapse of the walnut tree. I hadn't seen any leaves on it for at least a year and the incredibly small size of the root plate shows that it was completely dead.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I'm very pleased to announce that I'll be giving a short talk and advice at this FREE event held at Yr Ardd in Llandysul. Hope to see you there!

Welsh language version of a poster advertising a free 'Gardening for Wildlife' event.

English language version of a poster advertising a free 'Gardening for Wildlife' event.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I was surprised by this, but maybe it's a vegan cat?

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

One of the neighbours cats hunting the rats getting obstructed by a badger!

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I think this shows a youngster from this year following its mother. There's certainly a size difference between them.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The rat on the far left and the one nearest the top of the screen only have one eye reflecting the infra-red of the camera. The one on the left is missing the glow in it's right eye and the other, when chased and reappearing, shows its left side and lack of eye glow to the camera.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

For about ten minutes last night there were three badgers feeding together. Then two gradually wandered off, leaving one snuffling about on its own for another 20 minutes. Lovely peanuts!

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Most of the time badgers and rats seem to ignore each other, but sometimes they get too close for comfort.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

This is a behaviour I've seen sheep do - sit down to eat if there's enough in reach. Why stand if you don't have to!

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Kitty didn't want to miss out getting on camera last night.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Another clip from last night was when a fox passed through at 1.10am.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

I've now got a trail camera and it was out for the first time last night and captured some nice images. There were individual badgers for some of the time and two together for a short while.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

The Kilmarnock willow may not look like much after I gave it the pruning it needed, but it still gives some promise of what may come in future years when it grows back. 🌱

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

It was an unfavourable day by the biodynamic calendar today due to the Lunar eclipse. When the influence is negative, I look to do jobs where things won't benefit. So I had a go at this area of bramble that had encroached across what was once a path - and look, there's a wood shelter under there!

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

A bit more sorting out done this weekend - the Choisya and both roses on the arch. Now more light is getting to both I'm hoping for similar as with the willow, that fresh buds will break and improve the current situation.🌱

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I usually have at least one daffodil in flower for Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant but it's not usually a week before. These are most appropriate as well because they are Narcissus obvallaris, also known as the 'Tenby daffodil'.🌱

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I took advantage of today's break between storms to sort out the Kilmarnock willow, which is around 30 years old. Not much live material left, but green buds seen ready to break. I'll give it a good mulch this year and hopefully it will put on decent growth now that light can get to those buds.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

It's really good to see that bullfinch numbers increased last year. For many years I've only been aware of one or two pairs at most, so to see this many males is very encouraging. Hopefully there are also sufficient females and they'll have a another good breeding season this year.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I've done a couple of small sections of dead hedge, plus a little bit of hedge pruning in the last couple of days. They are essential brash piles that can be more upright and use less horizontal space as they're held up between posts. Very satisfying work!

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Living in Cymru is great for so many reasons. Unfortunately this isn't one of them. Learn some ways that you can help on a garden scale by coming to either of my talks at Llandysul Winter Gardening Weekend 2025. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Biodiversity: Wales 'lacks plan' to tackle scale of nature loss

One in six species - such as water voles and curlews - are at risk of vanishing from Wales.

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The Dreaded Gardener @thedreadedgardener.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I'm very pleased to say that for the second year running I'll be giving two talks at this great event, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. It comes along at just the right time, as many people are thinking about their garden more and the season ahead. www.farmyardnurseries.co.uk/event/winter...

farmyardnurseries.co.uk

Winter Gardening Weekend 2025

With the winter nights drawing in why not think ahead and start planning for spring with a visit to our ever popular Llandysul Gardening Weekend! Why not join on the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th of Febr...

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