Following the winter weather, a small section of a 20-year-old garden wall had sagged a bit, so I decided this week to have a go at rebuilding it. Not normally worth a mention here, except that the wall in question was that great asset to any wildlife garden - the dry stone wall. In repairing a small section I discovered two adult male slow worms, one juvenile slow worm, countless invertebrates, a few mouse holes, a former wasp nest and a juvenile great crested newt not yet old enough to breed in the pond. So, if you haven't already got one, dry stone walls make a great addition to any wildlife garden. Obviously, Shelly limestone aside, we don't have a lot of stone locally but avoid the environmental impact of imported stone and go for locally recycled stone instead.
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