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Well, it couldn’t have come at a worse time of year, but the fact is that our live mealworms supplier – who’s the only commercial breeder in the UK – is currently unable to supply any stock, f
House Martin Migration House Martins normally arrive back on our shores from sub-Saharan Africa during April, though some years these small, acrobatic white-rumped birds will start to appear at the en
My favourite place to go for an early morning walk is near a small village called Burnham Norton on the north Norfolk coast. It is not a nature reserve, it is wet grassland under stewardship where cat
For anyone feeding the birds in their garden, there are few things more rewarding than putting out live mealworms in the breeding season. The spectacle of adult birds taking the mealworms to their nes
Long-tailed tits feeding on peanuts - a real favourite food for them It’s surely fair to say that no other small garden bird has quite the same charm and level of uniqueness as the Long-tailed tit.
What a Winter! Just when we thought Spring was underway the 'beast from the east' hit Devon with the south coast in the front line. Beaches covered in snow and bitter winds made for an unseasonal star
With the breeding season well and truly underway now, you might like to consider adding another ‘dish’ to the menu of foods on offer to the birds in your garden. The food in question is live and i
Our newest staff member, Jen Orrell, discusses the benefits of interacting with nature, as well as what you can do to get more nature in your life. When I first started at Vine House Farm, the first t
It might not seem like it but Spring is on its way, and if you want to be accurate it’s already here. We entered into meteorological Spring on 1st March, but it just seems that someone forgot to men
There’s been a fair bit of coverage in the media this week about a study showing the risks of disease to garden birds associated with feeding them, and indeed the BBC did a piece on the subject on i
As many people know the Chaffinch is one of the most widespread and abundant birds in the UK. So you can imagine how frustrating it was, when we moved to our current property, to find that none of the
Midwinter, even here in normally sunny South Devon, the occasional cold snap can bring us ice and snow. The biggest danger for wildlife at this time of the year is not so much cold as simply finding e
Festive Wild Bird Photography Update: If you enjoyed our array of festive photos, why not take a look at our 'Springtime' collection on Flickr? Whether you fancy yourself as something of an ornitholo
Why is feeding birds in winter important? Although feeding birds in the winter has long been accepted as the most beneficial time to supplement their diets, feeding all year round also seems to have a
Down here in deepest South Devon a damp Autumn did not seem so bad after such a mediocre end to Summer. Luckily I have the sort of memory that seems to miss out the bad bits, so will gloss over the
You may or may not have seen it in the news recently, but there was a great piece published by the BBC which outlined the results of a study carried out by scientists on the length of great tit bill s