New planting Ness Botanic Gardens and #Echinacea are showing off already

More grim news of nature depletion:
Our 20 yr study of Marsh Tits at Monks Wood #NNR showing a 70% decline in breeding pairs, this year a record low. At this rate the once thriving population will all be gone in 7 yrs. Causes still unclear but decline is widespread. #ornithology

Lilac Beauty #moth from my garden but which is the real one🤔😜

Stormy clouds over Ness Botanic Gardens today 😁

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#WilderNess Ness Botanic Gardens meadow land today 🌞

The Mediterranean Garden with distant views of #Wales Ness Botanic Gardens yesterday....just beautiful 😍

#candelabra #Primulas adorning the Rock Garden pondside and streams Ness Botanic Gardens -a mix of natural and formal for wildlife and humans to love right here right now 😜 Telegraph Gardening Visit Chester & Cheshire

#Peonies pretty in pink along the Terraces Ness Botanic Gardens right here right now Marketing Cheshire Visit Chester BBC Gardeners' World Mag

Leave your daisies to grow this summer. Your pollinators will love you for it. etsy.com/uk/listing/105…

Quote of the day: “Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don’t forget to have art in your life – music, paintings, theater, dance, and sunsets.” — Eric Carle

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Plenty of camellias in flower in the pine wood ⁦Ness Botanic Gardens⁩ at the moment, including C. ‘Spring’s Promise’ bred by Dr Clifford Parks in North Carolina

Pear blossom...must be Spring

Do you have a flair for #food and a passion for nature? We're now hiring for a Food & Beverage Manager and Assistant Manager to get our new #cafe off to a flying start.
For details and to apply for either role, see our #vacancies list 👉 tinyurl.com/DeeFBmgr
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Slug ballet Ness Botanic Gardens ... beauty in nature 😍

Bit of a damp day RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands but still plenty to see. Several Spotted Redshank, loads of Avocets, Shoveler and my first Willow Warbler of 2023

Everyone, no matter where they live, should have the chance to discover that sense of freedom you can only feel in the outdoors. That is why I'm supporting the RamblersGB petition calling on the government to expand the #FreedomToRoam : mailchi.mp/2c84d216b840/4…

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