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Category Archives: Nature
My summer working on the Isle of Arran
There’s just something about Arran that sticks with you. Watching the sun go down over the Kilbrannan Sound, the quiet of the evening sky, and the laid-back island vibe. It’s like stepping into another world, but one that makes you … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Arran, birds, eagles, Goatfell, Isle of Arran, Lochranza, Nature, photography, Scottish Islands, Scottish Wildlife, sundews, travel, VisitArran, Wildlife
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Gabions and their value to wildlife
My university studies have started to shape and influence my passion for garden design, particularly in terms of sustainability. Today I find myself writing something a little different for me, something I only recently took an interest in myself, gabions. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Gardening, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged gabion, gabions, garden, Gardening, gardening blog, george garden blog, Nature, sustainable gardening, Wildlife, wildlife gardening
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‘Are you still gardening George?’
As I return to Uni, I can categorically say I’ve been living the ‘Uni life’, partying hard and getting up late, so a question I get asked a lot is, ‘are you still gardening George?’, the answer, yes, I am. … Continue reading
Autumn has come…..
Blink, and just like that I’m back at University after spending the past 4 months back in my hometown of Manchester. It’s been a great summer, but I have to say, I’m pretty chuffed to be back in Scotland. This … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Environment, Gardening, Nature, RHS Ambassador, Wildlife
Tagged gardening blog, George Hassall, RHS, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening
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All The Young Dudes
After a cracking Christmas spent in Manchester, I returned to Uni in mid-Jan. It’s been a few weeks of work hard, play hard; here’s what I’ve been up to…. Semester 2 This semester I’m studying 3 new modules.… Hoping the … Continue reading
‘Chuffed’ to have been part of the first ever series of ‘8 Out of 10 Bats’
Working on ‘8 Out of 10 Bats’ has to have been the biggest and best production I’ve ever been involved in! We had everything, the animals, the people, the laughs, (maybe not the weather); it was truly an unforgettable experience. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Gardening, Nature, TV, Wildlife
Tagged 8 Out of 10 Bats, chris packham, indy kiemel-greene, megan mccubbin, Nature, Wildlife
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Get your autumn nature fix with ‘8 Out Of 10 Bats’
The biggest and best thing that is happening this autumn, ‘8 Out Of 10 Bats‘, the newest, nature show, bringing you the wild, the weird and the wonderful. And I’m proper chuffed to say I’ll be presenting week 2, make … Continue reading
My summer internship on the Isle of Mull
One of my biggest dreams was to be a wildlife tour guide on the Isle of Mull and that dream became reality when I got the opportunity to do a voluntary internship with Nature Scotland. Above a scribbled plan, Mum, Dad … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Wildlife, Young Bloggers
Tagged basking shark, Ben More, dolphin, eagle, hen harrier, Isle of Mull, Manx shearwater, minke whale, Mull Eagle Watch, nature scotland, osprey, otter, slowworm, Tobermory, white-tailed eagles, Wildlife
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What’s going on this spring?
Blink, we’re already 3 months in to 2023 and I planned to write a post about all the stuff I’ve got on this year, but here we are in March and I’ve totally neglected my blog! I’ve got plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Gardening, Nature, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, Wildlife, Young Bloggers
Tagged #hedgerow, #hedgewreck, big garden birdwatch, British Dragonfly Society, gardening blog, george garden blog, George Hassall, glasgow uni, hedgerow of the year competition, hedgewreck, heyrod food and floral, in our nature mcr, kids blog, kids gardening, kids gardening blog, operation farm, RHS, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, RocketGro, RSPB, south pennines park, Tameside People 4 Wildlife, uk youth for nature, young gardeners blog, young operation farmers
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Creating a garden for birds
I’ve wrote a lot about our wildlife garden, in relation to attracting moths, butterflies, bats, bees and dragonflies for example. Recently, I was asked to speak about what we’ve done to help garden birds, from food sources, shelter, places to … Continue reading
Green Fingered George 