Diary Of A Wild Country Garden

Wishing all readers of Diary Of A Wild Country Garden a wonderful time over Christmas and a very Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year. I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog this year. It is lovely to know there are so many of you who care about gardens and wildlife, birds and animals and I look forward to sharing more with you.  

It is the Winter Solstice today 21st December 2014 and right now is the shortest day of the whole year. That is the shortest hours of daylight for the year. After today we very gradually gain a little more daylight every day and nature responds. Where I live the worst of the weather is potentially still to come. I has been quite a mild start to winter really this year.  The garden is still and quiet to our eyes but is getting ready to steel itself through the winter and burst forth in Spring.  Many of our creatures like the hedgehog are still in hibernation. Sometimes I think they have the right idea! They will have found a cosy spot in the gardens or maybe even in our garage for the winter. If you do see a hedgehog outside in winter and it looks underweight or sick do contact your local hedgehog rescue or wildlife team for advice. Hedgehog, Mug by mag26s Browse Hedgehog Mugs online at Zazzle.com  Others like the Robin are a regular feature in our ...