Rather than spraying 'cides and mowing incessantly - this is an inspiring example of how people could be interacting with their yard and garden. Joel demonstrates how we can appreciate and encourage all species who find a home near us. Their rent is paid in wonder.

I spent an hour every day for about 6 weeks to dig and finally build a wildlife pond that has been on my *to do* list for years. I am pretty old, (gen x) so if I can do it, you can do it. @joelashton.bsky.social you tube videos helped me. youtu.be/JizkfNC3O_E?...

In April 2025 I moved into a one acre plot of mostly mown grass. I then made it my ambition to try and encourage as much wildlife into the garden as possible. Here is the result of the last 8 months… youtu.be/cztzjwbsKH8?...

In April 2025 I moved into a one acre plot of mostly mown grass. I then made it my ambition to try and encourage as much wildlife into the garden as possible. Here is the result of the last 8 months… youtu.be/cztzjwbsKH8?...

🧵A very happy New Year to all our followers and a gentle reminder that it's never too late to resolve to submit your #arachnid records to the GB #Spider, #Harvestman and #Pseudoscorpion Recording Schemes via our #iRecord form: irecord.org.uk/enter-srs-re.... #NewYearsResolution #MakeYourRecordsCount

What better way to start #2026 than separating this year’s collected Honesty seeds, prior to sowing them around the shady corners of my garden, to attract a host of insects in 2027. Happy New Year everyone, and may yours be filled with wildlife 💚

Recently I travelled to Yorkshire to help a couple revive a wildflower meadow on a steep hillside to its former glory. See the first phase of works in my latest YouTube video here👇 youtu.be/1QXBT82x5lM?...

Recently I revisited a 1/2 acre site to carry out the annual hay cut, where two years ago, I created a wildflower meadow & wildlife pond from a piece of mown grass. It’s now a thriving habitat that’s full of invertebrates, mammals, amphibians and many bird species. #NoMowSummer

Day 12 of our #AdventCalendar features two helleborines, a Dark-red Helleborine x Broad-leaved Helleborine hybrid, and a pale variant of Dark-red Helleborine. Orchid treasures like these are found hidden away on the limestone pavement of Hutton Roof in Cumbria... (1/2) #orchids #NaturePhotography

Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been 'removed'. Details and commentary ⬇️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/a...

The UK charity Hen Harrier Action @henharrieraction.bsky.social launches Xmas fundraiser to buy more satellite tags. Commentary on why this is important & a link to the fundraiser ⬇️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/t...

1/ Brilliant to see @bbs-birds.bsky.social survey data from dedicated volunteers in Scotland being used in The Scottish Terrestrial Breeding Bird Indicator published today! ➡️ www.nature.scot/doc/official... #Ornithology #BirdingScotland 🌍 🧪

That is a beautiful thing to have been responsible for. We need more of this. Looking forward to pics of it at other times of the year.

Cheers! from Corfu 🍷 Day 9 #AdventCalendar Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius) by guest Allan F on our joint @butterflycorfu.bsky.social tour. They are partial to a drop of wine, fermenting fruit too. As well as glasses, another tour that also raised funds for @europebutterfly.bsky.social

Recently I revisited a 1/2 acre site to carry out the annual hay cut, where two years ago, I created a wildflower meadow & wildlife pond from a piece of mown grass. It’s now a thriving habitat that’s full of invertebrates, mammals, amphibians and many bird species. #NoMowSummer

Great day recently with @savebutterflies.bsky.social Lincolnshire branch, exploring the possibilities of habitat restoration for the now Red Listed Grizzled Skipper #butterfly. Very much looking forward to getting started on this project in the new year.

Great day recently with @savebutterflies.bsky.social Lincolnshire branch, exploring the possibilities of habitat restoration for the now Red Listed Grizzled Skipper #butterfly. Very much looking forward to getting started on this project in the new year.

Not the warmest of days for getting in a pond and hand pulling reeds! 😅🥶 #WildlifePond

Not the warmest of days for getting in a pond and hand pulling reeds! 😅🥶 #WildlifePond

www.birdguides.com/news/stunnin... @joelashton.bsky.social 👌

A beautiful day for cutting hay! Managing one of the many #wildflowermeadows that I’ve created over the last 20 years. This one has 31 recorded butterfly species and has the same floral diversity as SSSI grassland. All on less than an acre. #Meadow #NoMowSummer

A beautiful day for cutting hay! Managing one of the many #wildflowermeadows that I’ve created over the last 20 years. This one has 31 recorded butterfly species and has the same floral diversity as SSSI grassland. All on less than an acre. #Meadow #NoMowSummer

Beech leaves looking their BEST right now…! 😍👌🍃🍁🍂

We interrupt this butterfly broadcast, for an orchid post... Ophrys reinholdii from the @greenwingstours.bsky.social orchids of Rhodes tour in April.

Terabytes of footage. Shocking discoveries. The fight to end bird shooting starts now.

Beech leaves looking their BEST right now…! 😍👌🍃🍁🍂

Great day today putting up boxes for two of my favourite birds - 1 x Barn Owl & 1 x Kestrel on my latest wetland project in #Lancashire. Both available via @wildyourgardenltd.bsky.social

Great day today putting up boxes for two of my favourite birds - 1 x Barn Owl & 1 x Kestrel on my latest wetland project in #Lancashire. Both available via @wildyourgardenltd.bsky.social

My latest mini wetland project is coming along nicely in #Lancashire. 4 of 5 scrapes now complete and today I started excavating the main wildlife pond. Fingers crossed for a few dry days!

My latest mini wetland project is coming along nicely in #Lancashire. 4 of 5 scrapes now complete and today I started excavating the main wildlife pond. Fingers crossed for a few dry days!

Always a good day when you see your first skein of Pink-footed geese for the year! Especially when it’s over your house! 😍👌❤️ #PinkFootedGeese

Always a good day when you see your first skein of Pink-footed geese for the year! Especially when it’s over your house! 😍👌❤️ #PinkFootedGeese

Scrape 2 of 5 now complete on my latest mini wetland project in #Lancashire. These mini scrapes are designed to provide a feeding ground for wading birds such as Curlew, Oystercatcher, Snipe & Lapwing and will sit alongside wildlife pond number 6 - a larger, lined water body.

Loving my new @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social level. This piece of kit will be pivotal in the creation of many wildlife habitats for many years to come, including my latest project - a new wetland including a 20m x 10m #wildlifepond with 5 x adjacent scrapes for wading birds in #Lancashire.

Amazed to not only see a new species of butterfly that I’ve only previously seen abroad, but also to record it less than a mile from my house, and to top it off, an even rarer variant call “Helice.” Ladies & gentlemen, I give you the Clouded Yellow…! 😍🦋

Share if you love dogs. This is one of my 6 - Frank - A 3.5 y/o GSD/Belgian Mali cross, rescued from spending 23 hours a day in a concrete shed. He was beaten & abused. An absolute goof & I love him to bits. As humans, we don’t deserve dogs. They’re the best friend you’ll ever have ❤️🐺

Just a Red Admiral doing its thing…😍🦋

I think I’m going to need more cabbages! 😆👍 #Butterflies #WildlifeGarden

Huge thanks to everyone that came to visit my mini #wildlifegarden over the weekend @GlobalBirdfair. Met some amazing people & am now planning future projects for wildlife. Thanks also to all the amazing volunteers that make this yearly event the best of its kind ❤️

Huge thanks to everyone that came to visit my mini #wildlifegarden over the weekend @GlobalBirdfair. Met some amazing people & am now planning future projects for wildlife. Thanks also to all the amazing volunteers that make this yearly event the best of its kind ❤️

Half car park, half lawn, stony ground & on a slope…this should be interesting! 😆 #WildlifePond #Northumberland

After what feels like a small age of seeing very few of one of my favourite #butterflies for the last couple of years, it’s an absolute delight to see the stunning Ringlet in good numbers in this #meadow, where I’m creating my latest #WildlifePond in #Hampshire 🦋

Well, that’s a first for me today! 😳 3 x heavily gravid female Adders under one piece of refugia, that is used to monitor this magnificent species, on a site that I’m currently making a #wildlifepond on 😍❤️🐍

Well, that’s a first for me today! 😳 3 x heavily gravid female Adders under one piece of refugia, that is used to monitor this magnificent species, on a site that I’m currently making a #wildlifepond on 😍❤️🐍

A few years ago I planted Ragwort, knowing it would benefit Solitary Bees, and the likes of Gatekeeper Butterflies that visit. I wasnt sure if I'd ever attact a Cinnabar Moth, as I only see them along the coast where I live. but I like to dream... #NatureGarden #MothSquad @joelashton.bsky.social

How every lawn should look (IMO) 😍 #NoMowSummer #Yorkshire

Some scary truths about non-professional use of herbicide & pesticide chemical use in domestic gardens. My latest video on exactly why we need to stop these toxic chemicals entering the hands of “amateurs.” Next steps coming soon and how you can help 👍👇 youtu.be/8oEAQhjvrRM?si…

Some scary truths about non-professional use of herbicide & pesticide chemical use in domestic gardens. My latest video on exactly why we need to stop these toxic chemicals entering the hands of “amateurs.” Next steps coming soon and how you can help 👍👇 youtu.be/8oEAQhjvrRM?si…

I think there was an explosion in a Ladybird factory!😳😍 Actually can’t believe how many hundreds of them there are, currently in the longer #NoMowSummer area of my garden (which is rapidly turning into the WHOLE garden!). One of the many benefits of no pesticides/weedkiller 🐞

Recently, I decided to adopt two more Belgian Malinois from Romania. Sadly, I’ve learned that another Mali is in a desperate situation & I’m trying to raise funds to get her over to the UK. Can anyone help with my GoFundMe?👇 gofund.me/224c9130 Sincere thanks ❤️🐺🐕