An Ordinary Person’s Views on Living With Minimal Environmental Impact

The archives for July 2009.

  1. Have you seen one of these yet?

    Written by Clare Topping on 31st Jul 2009.

    Expect an invasion of pretty painted lady butterflies in your garden on any sunny day this August.

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  2. Gardening for Wildlife (and photography)

    Written by Clare Topping on 28th Jul 2009.

    If you want butterflies in your garden and don’t want or have the space for a buddleia, try the pretty verbena bonariensis.

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  3. Have you seen any strange, green lights recently?

    Written by Clare Topping on 21st Jul 2009.

    They’re small, they’re not worms and they have a light at their rear ends. Just what are glow worms?

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  4. Slugfest! A Veg Garden Update.

    Written by Clare Topping on 20th Jul 2009.

    Trying to grow veg crops that survive the slugs and snails of Daventry is proving to be quite chard work.

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  5. Conducting an Internal Energy Audit.

    Written by Clare Topping on 15th Jul 2009.

    Lights left on, radios blasting Jeremy Vine into the ether, and that was just in the office, what else would I find in my walk round the building as I conducted my first energy audit at work?

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  6. Lighting – do we have too much?

    Written by Clare Topping on 10th Jul 2009.

    Recent site audits have suggested that we have too much lighting, this is a summary of what we currently have – there were a few surprising discoveries.

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  7. Bitterns – booming good news.

    Written by Clare Topping on 7th Jul 2009.

    In an attempt to safeguard the future of the bittern, the RSPB and other wildlife agencies are hoping to mitigate the effect of climate change by creating vital reedbed habitats in areas not at risk from saltwater inundation.

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  8. How green are your walls?

    Written by James Whinfrey on 5th Jul 2009.

    Following on from green roofs, it’s time to consider greening the walls too, vertically gardening our way to verdant cities.

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  9. Bumblebees

    Written by Clare Topping on 4th Jul 2009.

    Do bumble bees have preferences for individual types or colours of flowers?

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  10. Pig Business

    Written by Clare Topping on 1st Jul 2009.

    The much vaunted Pig Business was shown on More 4 last night. A thought provoking film showing the effects of the intensive pig rearing business on the entire community framework.

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