Feeding live mealworms to the birds in your garden is one of the most important things you can do to help their breeding success, and therefore help reverse the decline in the numbers of many of our once-common species of songbirds. For those of you that haven’t fed live mealworms before and don’t know too […]
Our newest staff member, Jen Orrell, discusses the benefits of interacting with nature, as well as what you can do to get more nature in your life. When I first started at Vine House Farm, the first thing I did was take part in a farm tour with owner, Nicholas Watts MBE. Standing in the […]
Sunflowers (more formally known as Helianthus annuus) are spectacular, colourful flowers that are known for being both easy to grow and reaching great heights in gardens and outdoor spaces. They also play an important role in helping to create a wildlife-friendly garden, with their seeds providing food for a variety of visiting birds. With Vine […]
In the extraordinary situation we all now find ourselves in, because of the Coronavirus crisis, those of us with a garden will probably never be more thankful for it. Even if it’s cold and wet outside, we can still enjoy the view from a window and the ever-changing activity from our garden birds. It’s long […]
Bird feeding - it is massive! Let’s get one thing straight, the importance of feeding wild birds should not be underestimated - it is quite simply massive. On many levels. As a business, estimates vary between £200-300 million pounds per annum are generated just in the UK. The fields, that grow the seed mixes, which […]
I’d be lying if I said the current virus crisis had massively affected the way my wife and I live. Sure we don’t go out for lunch or a coffee once a week like we usually do, and yes I’m a bit short of paid work right now (business consultancy and copywriting), plus of course […]