15 h. ago Two fruits you should leave out in garden to attract birds during breeding season

As we head towards the height of the British spring, the RSPB has advised gardeners to leave out two fruits for birds

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15 h. ago Gardeners told to leave two fruits on lawns and bird tables before it's too late

Gardeners are being urged to leave food out for birds at this time of year as they enter breeding season - and the RSPB says that two fruits are best for the job

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64 h. ago Couple slated for buying £1.50 Lidl fruit and veg box instead of leaving it for 'the needy'

Savvy shopper Lorna shared what her husband had picked up from the supermarket, but not everyone was impressed

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3 d. ago Flowering Plants For Bees 2025: Here are the 11 best plants to attract pollinators to your garden this summer

Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are essential for both the health of our gardens and the world.

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4 d. ago Guinness hopes to attract half a million visitors a year to new Covent Garden brewery

Guinness owner Diageo spending £73m on microbrewery, restaurant, shop and training academy complex

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2 w. ago Starlings form ‘friendships’ to help each other with breeding, study finds

Superb starlings seen to build reciprocal relations in which they return favours when a ‘helper’ has offspring of its ownBirds of a feather flock together, so the saying goes. But scientists studying the behaviour of starlings have found their ability to give and take makes their relationships closer to human friendships than previously thought.About 10% of bird species and 5% of mammal species breed “cooperatively”, meaning some individuals refrain from breeding to help others care for their offspring. Some species even help those they are unrelated to. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago One fruit that 'disrupts' ants and will keep them away from your home for good

Leaving the juice of this particular fruit around your home will stop ants in their tracks

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2 w. ago Shocking moment hotel boss urinates on fruit and vegetables at shop after leaving wellness retreat

Hotel director Matthew Howarth had travelled from Windemere in the Lake District for the retreat in Bude, before he visited the nearby village of Stratton.

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3 w. ago Attract and keep robins in your garden with this one affordable item

Robins are one of Britain's best-loved birds, but they can be picky about where they choose to nest. If they're only making fleeting visits to your garden, there could be one simple reason why

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3 w. ago One item that robins love which will make them 'constantly return' to your garden

If you're looking to attract robins to your garden, there's one thing you should make sure you have

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4 w. ago Exact bird box that will attract robins to your garden and keep them coming back

Robins are particular when it comes to their preferred accommodation and you have to choose wisely if you want to see them returning

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