Dr Lorraine Field

Scientist, hill walker, gardener and bee watcher!

[Ruddington Village @RUDDINGTON_info]

#RUDDINGTON OPEN GARDENS this weekend…

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[Dr Elaine Cox 🍃 💚 🍃🌽🥬🐦‍⬛🐌🇬🇧 @ElaineCox11]

Uncut grass keeps the ground at around 19.5°C
Grass cut to 10 cm raises the ground temperature to about 24.5°C
Bare ground in the middle of summer rises to over 40°C
It's important to raise awareness #NoMowMay

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

@GWmag Our bees are all over ours!

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

Amazing light in the garden this afternoon. Self-seeded wild poppy. #WonderfulNature #Garden 🌼 @Muttley1968A @Nottswildlife @B_Strawbridge

[Hedgehog Cabin @HedgehogCabin]

Happy Bank Holiday weekend!
Lovely weather, isn't it?🌞
Unless you're a nocturnal animal who has to sleep all through the hot day, and wake at night to find no water. No puddles.
No kind dishes.
Unseen.
Unthought of.
Just the tantalising smell of water from a pond you may drown in, or a drain you may get trapped in.
Or a stagnant, dirty old birdbath you may get fatal fluke from.
Hedgehogs need to drink a lot of water to stay healthy.
Please provide clean, fresh, safe, ground level water for our precious wildlife each evening.
Tap water is best.
Pop a dish or two out tonight.
Keep it clean.
Keep it full.
Keep it saving lives.❤️‍🩹

[Dr Andy Marriott @Muttley1968A]

The Carder bees seem to have a preference for the Nectaroscordum siculum #TheBuzzClub #Bumblebees

[Dr Andy Marriott @Muttley1968A]

Bumbles out in force today 🐝 with pollen sacks absolutely full. One little lady probably enjoying our oriental poppies (black pollen sacks) way too much! Now enjoying nectar in the alliums @The_Buzz_Club @BumblebeeTrust @B_Strawbridge @LFi48347 #Bumbling #BuzzClub

[Dr Andy Marriott @Muttley1968A]

After last year's success of the tunnel & feeding station, our prickly friends return 🦔😃. But now with the addition of a hog-house, we have a resident 🦔 😲 @LFi48347 @HedgehogCabin @Nottswildlife #Hedgehogs @Prickles_Paws @B_Strawbridge 😃😃

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

@annemor20303239 @pricklelodge I agree. Mine are demolishing every scrap - different to last year when some was left each night...

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

@B_Strawbridge Lovely Bridget!

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

@HedgehogCabin @Muttley1968A Thanks Pauly - and for all your advice over winter!

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

So thrilled, our regular hedgehog has finally reappeared after winter!

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

@IanTeresaMoss Love an epimedium!

[Dr Andy Marriott @Muttley1968A]

A busy day in the garden, Red Mason bees courting & Early Bumblebee (on epimedium). And to top it all, our two courting Robins have given us a 2nd clutch 🪺 in our nest box. We couldn't be happier 😃 @LFi48347 @Nottswildlife @The_Buzz_Club @BumblebeeTrust @B_Strawbridge

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

@B_Strawbridge Gorgeous Bridgit! Fingers crossed for residents soon!

[Dr Andy Marriott @Muttley1968A]

@Yarrowman1 @WriterHannahBT Morning Yarrow & Hannah. Our #FirstBirdOfTheDay was our Robin and one of the fledged little ones hiding under our Fatsima Japonica. 🪹😃♥️

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

Garden is full of colour, and so far, survived the high winds! #sixonsaturday #mygarden

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

@GardenBrocante The anenomes have been wonderful this spring - they seem to have thrived on the wet winter!

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

Wonderful Ruddington market is back today! Fantastic fresh fish and new today, the fruit and veg stall has Hambleton bread! #Ruddington, @RUDDINGTON_info @RuddingtonCA

[Dr Lorraine Field @LFi48347]

@B_Strawbridge Thats brilliant! Still waiting here...