In a city where green spaces are constantly encroached upon by development , pollution and the foot fall of its occupants it is essential that we all try to provide completely private and human free environments for wildlife to thrive. These can be as simple as window boxes or planters or areas between buildings and gardens or fenced off areas of the gardens themselves. By creating these habitats a vast amount of wildlife can establish homes and bases an exponential increase in bio-diversity can occur. Below is a small example of some of our wild neighbours and studio residents. ( we will be adding more photos soon )
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Robin ( a favourite ) Multiple nests on site. They follow us and feed when we plant and garden. -
Black Bird Chicks Regular nesting residents. -
Blue Tits Adult feeding its fledgeling -
Spotted Woodpecker A dramatic bird that excited us to watch its hole boring on an on site tree. -
Peacock Butterfly Feeding on Buddleia. -
Queen Bumble Bees hibernate in our workshops over Winter -
Another Red Admiral breeding on nettles planted in Waste Bins -
Eggs from a Grey Wagtail. Regular resident of The Studio. -
Colour variants of a Male Stag Beetle -
Rescued Baby Squirrel -
Mint Moth on our Cedronella Canariensis in a Car Tyre Planter -
Lime Tree Hawk Moth -
Female Stag Beetle from our Sanctuary at The Studio -
Stag Beetle Sanctuary : buried logs and native plants -
Male Stag Beetle from our Sanctuary at The Studio