Jeremy found a stash of rabbit and pigeon carcasses hidden by Nigel underneath the pizza oven beside the woodpile

I blame the badgers. It’s not the first time

The door ripped off, the roof broken and the sitting hen and her eggs gone (no doubt killed and eaten).

We must find a way to protect our birds. IT’S WAR!

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In days of yore they were made into wine. In some rural areas children would be given a day off to help their parents gather enough cowslips to make the wine.

The leaves may be eaten raw in salads (although I haven’t tried them) with a slightly bitter taste. They were and maybe still are used in medicinal herbal remedies.

Above all they are pretty and an early source of nectar for foraging bees.

Yesterday I sat and watched a bumble bee collecting nectar from nettle flowers. Maybe a good excuse to leave the nettles where they are.