The following are submissions to the GNS Garden Challenge. The Garden Challenge invites members to take up the challenge of sharing their garden observations of wildlife. There are no ‘rules’ on what form submissions can take – it could be a formal species list, a diary of observations, a painting, drawing, poem, creative writing, photographs, an account of a memorable sighting, or indeed anything else!
Although this is not a competition, we want to recognise the efforts made by entrants by awarding an annual prize to the entrant we feel has made the most inspirational contribution each year. Further information on how to take part.
Further observations from a Woolaston Garden
David Priddis has already submitted two pieces (here and here) about the diversity of life found in his Woolaston garden. Here he updates us on his observations made from July-October….
A Wilded Churchdown Garden
A Wilded Churchdown Garden by Ann Smith Our small 1930s suburban garden on the edge of fields and in the vicinity of Gloucestershire Airport has been home to us and…
Garden Illustrations 2
Thanks again to Sue Gage for sending in more of her excellent illustrations produced from wildlife found in her garden. You can see more of Sue’s work here. “I started…
Garden illustrations
Thanks to Sue Gage for these samples from her collection of garden-inspired illustrations… “I started making a record of our garden in 2016 with illustrations of the plants and wildlife…
An Omnivorous Shrew
Many thanks to Alan Waterman for his observations from his Clearwell garden. Clearwell is where I live. You may well have heard of it because despite being quite a small…
A Woolaston Garden – part 2
Following on from David Priddis’ account of his observations of his garden in Woolaston in May, David has sent in an update for June. Beautiful Demoiselles, Smooth Newts, Southern Hawkers,…
An Unlikely Provider
Thanks to Mike Boyes for his account of this unusual behaviour witnessed in his garden in Little Rissington… I noticed a male Great Spotted Woodpecker on our peanut bird feeder,…
A Woolaston Garden
Many thanks to David Priddis for this submission about the activity he’s been observing in his garden in Woolaston. From Hawfinches to Hedgehogs, butterflies and bees, David describes his garden…
A Newent Garden
Mervyn Greening has submitted this illustrated account of the goings on in his small Newent garden during the month of April 2020. Featuring observations on the weather, the activity that…
Solitary Bees & Satellite Flies
An interesting observation from the garden of Kate Kibble. “Having spent some time observing the various solitary bees in my garden I realised that they were often accompanied by one…
Fauna & flora of Mill Place
The first submission to the Garden Challenge comes from Geoff Stansfield, who has sent us a list of the flora and fauna he has found in his garden at Mill…