The last couple of weeks have been really busy in the wildlife garden with features such as our raised nectar-bed taking shape and the pond being dug out and lined.
The front garden is also taking shape, which is designed to show that if you have a car you can park it in front of your house without the need for a concrete drive. Front gardens are disappearing from urban areas at an alarming rate which means there are fewer places for wildlife to shelter and feed. Hard surfaces on front drives can also contribute to flash flooding, which has hit the news in London in recent months with drains and sewers not able to cope with all the rain water run-off.
We have had a couple of unusual sightings in the garden over the last couple of weeks as well. Firstly we saw a Pipistrelle bat flying around the front garden area at around 11am one warm morning. It's unusual to see a bat fly at that time of day and it's possible it had been disturbed from a roost elsewhere and was looking for a new spot to tuck into for the winter. We have also had sightings of a male Pheasant in the garden which is pretty unusual for Regent's Park. Perhaps word has got out that there's an exciting new place for wildlife in the heart of London!
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