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Big Butterfly Count at Pewley Down

Posted on August 2, 2015

I love butterflies and moths!  Today I took part in another Big Butterfly Count for Butterfly Conservation.

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Gardening Advice for October:

My Step-by-Step Guide to Planting Terrariums & Bottle Gardens!
My Step-by-Step Guide to Planting Terrariums & Bottle Gardens!
Jackie Currie and her National Collection of Alliums
Jackie Currie and her National Collection of Alliums
An Update From My Wildlife Pond as Aquatic & Garden Plants Take on Autumn Tints
An Update From My Wildlife Pond as Aquatic & Garden Plants Take on Autumn Tints
Growing Garlic
Growing Garlic
Gardening Advice for Mid-September to Mid-October
Gardening Advice for Mid-September to Mid-October
Don’t miss the chance to plant spring flowering bulbs!
Don’t miss the chance to plant spring flowering bulbs!
Grow Phalaenopsis hybrids & enjoy an easier life, surrounded by flowers!
Grow Phalaenopsis hybrids & enjoy an easier life, surrounded by flowers!
Improving your Growing this Autumn!
Improving your Growing this Autumn!
Generous Thrift
Generous Thrift
How to Plant Beautiful Bottle Gardens and Terrific Terrariums!
How to Plant Beautiful Bottle Gardens and Terrific Terrariums!
Revitalise your life with delicious, nutritious sprouting seeds and microgreens!
Revitalise your life with delicious, nutritious sprouting seeds and microgreens!
Beautiful Daffodils to Plant Now
Beautiful Daffodils to Plant Now
Gardening Advice for Mid-October to Mid-November
Gardening Advice for Mid-October to Mid-November
Give the bright and sunny areas of your garden a boost by planting Echinacea!
Give the bright and sunny areas of your garden a boost by planting Echinacea!
A Request to Leave Your Autumn Leaves Alone
A Request to Leave Your Autumn Leaves Alone
Ditch your Leaf Blower – Leave your Autumn Leaves for Hedgehogs & Wildlife
Ditch your Leaf Blower – Leave your Autumn Leaves for Hedgehogs & Wildlife
Planting Trees & The Kew Declaration on Reforestation for Biodiversity, Carbon Capture & Livelihoods
Planting Trees & The Kew Declaration on Reforestation for Biodiversity, Carbon Capture & Livelihoods
Making the Most of Bare Root Planting Opportunities
Making the Most of Bare Root Planting Opportunities
Plant the Best Flavoured Raspberries this Autumn!
Plant the Best Flavoured Raspberries this Autumn!
Plant my trialled and tested daffodils now and enjoy superb spring flowers next year!
Plant my trialled and tested daffodils now and enjoy superb spring flowers next year!

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My First Big Butterfly Counts for Butterfly Conservation in 2025!
My First Big Butterfly Counts for Butterfly Conservation in 2025!
Please protect hedgehogs, newts, toads, and frogs this Bonfire Night
Please protect hedgehogs, newts, toads, and frogs this Bonfire Night
Scott Taylor, Temperate House Supervisor
Scott Taylor, Temperate House Supervisor
Sow these Tomato Seeds in Spring and Grow the Best Tasting Tomatoes this Summer!
Sow these Tomato Seeds in Spring and Grow the Best Tasting Tomatoes this Summer!
New Introductions from David Austin Roses for 2019
New Introductions from David Austin Roses for 2019
Would you like to see my Aerangis hyaloides plants that are flowering today? Have a look at these adorable miniature orchids……
Would you like to see my Aerangis hyaloides plants that are flowering today? Have a look at these adorable miniature orchids……
More ideas to use less plastic
More ideas to use less plastic
Peatlands and peat bogs: precious environments that need our protection
Peatlands and peat bogs: precious environments that need our protection
Sow these Seeds Now and Spice Up Your Life!
Sow these Seeds Now and Spice Up Your Life!
Do you have a sunny garden, balcony, or patio? Grow these stunning plants – they’ll help bees & butterflies!
Do you have a sunny garden, balcony, or patio? Grow these stunning plants – they’ll help bees & butterflies!
Nick Johnson, Horticultural Manager of the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park
Nick Johnson, Horticultural Manager of the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park
Look out for The Missing Collector: Plant Heritage’s first garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show!
Look out for The Missing Collector: Plant Heritage’s first garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show!
The Opening of the Temperate House at Kew Gardens
The Opening of the Temperate House at Kew Gardens
Sustainable Gardening Ideas
Sustainable Gardening Ideas
November Gardening
November Gardening

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2021 Compost Trial: Growing Broad Beans
2021 Compost Trial: Growing Broad Beans
Please Grow Caterpillar Food Plants to Help Butterflies & Moths!
Please Grow Caterpillar Food Plants to Help Butterflies & Moths!
Scott Taylor, Temperate House Supervisor
Scott Taylor, Temperate House Supervisor
Nick Bailey and The Winton Beauty of Mathematics Garden
Nick Bailey and The Winton Beauty of Mathematics Garden
White Orchid BiOrbAir Terrarium Trial (part ten)
White Orchid BiOrbAir Terrarium Trial (part ten)
Floriferous epiphytic orchid species!
Floriferous epiphytic orchid species!

Product and Book Reviews

2022 Compost Trial: Growing Dwarf French Beans
2022 Compost Trial: Growing Dwarf French Beans
Colourful, Scented Container Plants to Plant and Sow Now!
Colourful, Scented Container Plants to Plant and Sow Now!
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Garden Advice for Mid-January to Mid-February
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