NatureBox

On the day @UKLabour release their manifesto and its plan to build 1.5 million houses - let’s think about how we do that with wildlife included. First up here’s one simple thing I’ve worked with @Quinn_Estates on at their Pottery Grove development. @AngelaRayner @SteveReedMP

#NoMowMay - as with everything it’s not as simple as it seems…

A great reminder of why making new build housing estates and their gardens better for wildlife is so important…. The results of ⁦@Natures_Voice⁩ Big Garden Birdwatch theguardian.com/environment/20…

@Quinn_Estates Thank you for having the vision to take this on. It’s making a difference 🙏😁

Delighted to be part of @natureboxuk - meaning every home we sell comes with this fantastic box of nature friendly goodies 🪺🐞🐝 #nature #wildlife #birds #countryfile #kent #kentwildlife #insects #wildlfower

One of the farms we are working with has started cleaning ditches in a new way. Rather than one long ditch, it now alternates between shallow and deep. This creates pools of deeper slower flowing water where pollutants such as sediments and pesticides filter out.

@VikBeeWyld @BoltonUrban That we are!

@NatureBoxUK @BoltonUrban My pleasure - happy to share the brilliant work that you do. We are all in this together 💚🌱

On this wild Solstice, why not join me in the Sage’s Cabin, as we talk writing, the politics of wild gardening in social housing (shout out to @NatureBoxUK & @BoltonUrban), living with grief, and the radical act of hope 💚 #allmywildmothers #memoir podbean.com/ep/pb-6e2qj-15…

Delighted to be able to welcome Britain's best ever skier - @daveryding to the office - we loved hearing about the passion he has for skiing❤️ and he loved hearing about our Nature Box project - for every new home we provide goodies to support nature @natureboxuk @kentwildlife

Pleased to see our first hatch of dragonflies from a pond dug just 18 months ago. Ponds really are the best thing you can do for wildlife in your garden. Our wildlife garden book included in your Nature Box will tell you how to make one 👍

@YYonnette @Quinn_Estates Thank you!

@Quinn_Estates @NatureBoxUK Such a good idea!

Grove Park is the perfect new development to continue to roll out our Nature Boxes @natureboxuk to every new homeowner They contain a bird box, bug hotel, wildflower bomb and guidance on creating green spaces that re-wild areas to attract and sustain local wildlife 🦋 🌳 🌻 🐝

Massive thanks to @quinn_Estates for their continued support of this scheme… more to come from them soon on another exciting project…

@VikBeeWyld @GdnCountryDiary @countrylivinguk @CountryfileMag @GWmag Sounds wonderful thank you for sharing. 🌺🌸❤️

@NatureBoxUK I love this! My son and I planted a wild, sustainable apothecary garden (& food garden) on the new-build social housing estate where we lived, built over former industrial land. Our story & the wildflowers we grew, is sown through my memoir #AllMyWildMothers 💚🌱 #radicalhope

One of our seedbombs was dropped on this bare patch of Earth last November… look what’s on its way now…. #wildflowers #wildlifegardening #urbanrewilding #development #housing #newbuildhousing #newbuild #garden #bees #butterflies #insects

My stepdad @ChrisGPackham has bared the brunt of obsessive bullies who’ve burnt down his gates, thrown dead animals into his garden + sent death threats. They spread lies and hate because he stands up for wildlife. I stand by him wholeheartedly Pls share crowdjustice.com/case/support-c…

First clump of the year - a week earlier than last year. The nature box wildlife pond starts its second year in action 🐸

@mitchellsnik Love that time of year

@NatureBoxUK I built two ponds at home because of your inspiration. its one of the most exciting things in our home 💚🏡 it won't be long before me & the kids are heading out in the garden at night with a torch to find the croaking frogs

A year in and the Nature Box pond is looking very settled. Looking forward to seeing the second year of frogs spawning in a few weeks time….

@IanSnakeGeek Totally agree! Keep em coming 👍