Category Archives: Wildlife

My summer working on the Isle of Arran

Posted on 07/09/2025 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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Gabions and their value to wildlife

Posted on 28/05/2025 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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Autumn has come…..

Posted on 16/09/2024 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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All The Young Dudes

Posted on 11/02/2024 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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‘Chuffed’ to have been part of the first ever series of ‘8 Out of 10 Bats’

Posted on 26/11/2023 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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Get your autumn nature fix with ‘8 Out Of 10 Bats’

Posted on 15/10/2023 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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My summer internship on the Isle of Mull

Posted on 21/09/2023 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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What’s going on this spring?

Posted on 16/03/2023 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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Seasonal summary from my garden

Posted on 07/11/2022 by greenfingeredgeorge

It’s wet, miserable and cold here in Manchester today (not as cold as it should be though), so I thought I’d write a summary blog of how our garden’s flourished this year. Considering the extreme weather at times, the gardens’ … Continue reading →

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Creating a garden for birds

Posted on 29/08/2022 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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