Author: Kate Allan
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April Highlights
In April the days are getting longer, and signs of spring are starting to show. Spring bulbs are flowering, birds are starting to sing, and the early migrants are returning. This being Shetland however, there is still the chance of freezing weather bringing snow and winter winds ready to give our poor daffodils a battering!…
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March Highlights
It feels like we are starting to emerge out of the winter, the days are getting longer, the clocks spring forward and nature seems to be waking up. Bulbs are poking their heads above the soil and the first buds are on appearing on the bushes. In Focus- Common frog Common Frogs (Rana temporaria) are…
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Gardening for Bumblebees and Butterflies
It is National Gardening Week this week (27th April- 3rd May) so we thought we would share some ideas of plants that grow wel lin Shetland gardens which are a hit with the bumblebees and butterflies. Willows are great early in the season, especially woolly willow as they have catkins in early spring which are…
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