How to Make a Hedgehog House | Wildlife

In the last post we looked at attracting hedgehogs to your garden so now we need to know how to make a hedgehog house.
Hedgehogs will only stay around your garden if they find a warm secure place to hibernate over the winter months and a good supply of food and water on warm days.
Whether you [...]

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Pets and Fireworks – Protect Your Animals on Bonfire Night

Pets and fireworks simply do not mix. Bonfire night is a fun time for us roasting marshmallows and going “ooooh” as fireworks paint the sky can actually be a pet’s idea of hell.
Every year many pets are lost or injure themselves through the fear of fireworks. Whether you have a dog, cat, horse or small [...]

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Inside A Wasp Nest

Once the wasps were dead I was able to cut the wasps nest down and get a look inside. Here are some photographs of the inside of a wasp nest.
We saw the outside of the wasps nest in my blog post what does a wasps nest look like.
Unfortunately as these pictures are taken on my [...]

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Vets say Badger culling needed to tackle TB in Britain

On 9th July 2009 the British Veterinary Association agreed a policy statement on the issue of Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in Britain.
Nicky Paull, President of the BVA, said “Bovine TB has an unacceptable impact on animal health and welfare and has the potential to be a risk to public health. Yet the current strategy for dealing [...]

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What Does A Wasps Nest Look Like?

Have you ever wondered what a wasps nest looks like?
For the first time I’ve recently seen one close up and personal and was amazed at how beautiful they are.
It’s amazing how delicate they look, just like paper mache (which isn’t too much of a surprise since they are made from chewed wood and wasp spit [...]

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