Hedges and Daffodils

This episode we discuss the importance of hedges for wildlife and the beautiful native daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus.

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Sightings

Daubenton’s bat | The Wildlife Trusts

Noctule Bat

News

PhD on the decline of common toads in the UK | The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust (arc-trust.org)

Common toad | The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust (arc-trust.org)

Investigate the mystery of the missing toad | The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust (arc-trust.org)

How to become a Toad Patroller (froglife.org)

Find your nearest toad crossing (froglife.org)

Gardeners urged to help beetles / RHS Gardening

Hedge history

The History of the Countryside by Oliver Rackham | 9781474614023 | Paperback | Postscript Books by Mail – new and discounted books (psbooks.co.uk)

Devon hedges

A history of hedges – The RSPB

Hedge biodiversity

Value Of Hedges for Wildlife | Conservation – The RSPB

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c0852 Hedgerows for Hairstreaks (butterfly-conservation.org)

Hazel (or Common) dormouse – People’s Trust for Endangered Species (ptes.org)

Managing hedgerows for nocturnal wildlife: Do bats and their insect prey benefit from targeted agri‐environment schemes? – Froidevaux – 2019 – Journal of Applied Ecology – Wiley Online Library

Threats to our hedgerows – People’s Trust for Endangered Species (ptes.org)

Hedge law

Countryside hedgerows: protection and management – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Hedge Law | The Law and Garden Hedges – The RSPB

Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 schedules – The RSPB

Wild daffodil

Ecophysiology of seed dormancy and the control of germination in early spring-flowering Galanthus nivalis and Narcissus pseudonarcissus (Amaryllidaceae) | Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society | Oxford Academic (oup.com)

Bulbs: propagation / RHS Gardening

Wild Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus ssp pseudonarcissus) (plantlife.org.uk)

Narcissus pseudonarcissus (13) | wild daffodil/RHS Gardening

Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science

Wild daffodil | The Wildlife Trusts

Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus | Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora (brc.ac.uk)

Narcissus obvallaris (13) | Tenby daffodil/RHS Gardening

Next book club

ISBN: 9781472958327

The Wildlife Pond Book: Create Your Own Pond Paradise for Wildlife from Summerfield Books

The Wildlife Pond Book: Create Your Own Pond Paradise for Wildlife | NHBS Field Guides & Natural History

The Wildlife Pond Book | juleshoward