Good work.

I actually gasped out loud at the tawny owl! What a brilliant, creative space, hats off to you.

@SmallwoodBees

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou :) I was and am super pleased about it :)

Your garden is how I’d like my garden to look….but I have a long way and hard work ahead of me !

@SmallwoodBees

Ай бұрын

Rome wasn't built in a day. Enjoy the journey 🙂

@lisaroberts8135

Ай бұрын

@@SmallwoodBees I have a long thin boring lawn , I’m going to pinch your idea of tiered flower beds ! This year I’ve started a log pile , barrel pond ,compost and rockery ! So it’s just started to look better!

Wow, great job. Beautiful.

@SmallwoodBees

Ай бұрын

Thankyou. Can't wait to see this summer :)

What a wonderful space you have created for nature. I also love your social mindedness. The book swap cupboard is genius.

@SmallwoodBees

Ай бұрын

Thankyou :) It's worked so well. I've hardly put any books in. It just runs itself

love the owl!

So creative and imaginative. What a lovely garden ❤

Hey George, I just discoverd your channel and (almost) binged all your video's. You have a very nice way of making it natural but also beautiful. I just got a house with a garden and want to implement some of your idea's. Just hope i can make it as nice as you, prob not :'). Like the upgrade with your camera, the HD really adds to the videos! Keep it up!! I'm really jealous about your tawny owl. I have put up a box (there are some tawny owls in the area) and just hope they will accept the box this winter! Cheers

What a beautiful wildlife sanctuary you have created

@SmallwoodBees

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

The garden looks amazing! From ugly plastic dead garden to beautiful wildlife garden full of life and joy 🦉🐞🐝🦋🐸

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 😁

Brilliant. I aspire to this. working on it.

@SmallwoodBees

Ай бұрын

Good luck. I wish you well. Let me know how you get on

Stunning transformation over 2 years

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

And still transforming 🙂

Nice wheelbarrow at 6.32

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I strongly recommend them. Good advice was given to me to get one

Amazing ❤❤❤

I’m new to your channel, so have been watching your earlier videos. Great to see how your garden has matured into a thing of beauty. You’ve certainly inspired me to put some of your ideas into practice in my own garden - and down on my new allotment plot…

@SmallwoodBees

Ай бұрын

Great to hear. Glad you like it 👍🙂

I remember the huge gravel area you have done an amazing job. Beautiful wildlife haven need people like you.

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

I'm still hoping the gravel left will be full of flowers too next summer. Thankyou. Really appreciate your kind words 🙂

How fabulous! I'm slowly working through watching all your videos from the start, but it's nice to get a peek at the results, current-day! What an inspiration 🐝

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

Glad you're enjoying them. Thankyou 🙂

Well done 👏

Can't believe its been that long!

@SmallwoodBees

2 ай бұрын

Me too :)

Hi George, I have only just discovered your channel. It is a bit of a mystery to me how youtube decides which videos and channels to suggest I might like to watch. I have recently started a channel about my journey wilding my garden, having been a conventional gardener all my life so it`s lovely to see another channel where someone is gardening for wildlife. There are so few of us, it seems. Your ivy is amazing! It is a fabulous plant for wildlife. I have some, but not as much as you. I`m looking forward to watching your past videos. Best wishes, Isabel

@patdelaney191

5 ай бұрын

I agree. It's not long since UTube suggested your channel to me Isabel, to which I have subscribed. This is the first time I have seen this channel and of course I am subscribing. I love wildlife. I am doing my best in my own garden. I had tree bees in a bird box last year. Lots of different birds and a hedgehog. Just bought some ivy to try and get going this coming spring. 🐦🪱🍄🌿👍👍👍

@mywildwelshgarden-es3fr

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Pat 👍👍👍

Looking great! what are your plans with the bee hives? I'm just based round the corner in Walkley if you're looking for somewhere to keep them?

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

I don't think I really have time to do them properly now. I've a friend in Barnsley who expressed interest in them. Not sure yet

Just found your update. The garden looks fantastic! I was hoping you'd update on the tawny and you did. What a great tribute toall you're doing for wildlife. Love it.

@SmallwoodBees

4 ай бұрын

Thankyou. Very kind of you. Glad you like the videos :)

Fabulous ❤

@SmallwoodBees

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Great tour. Some good ideas to borrow for my own garden too. Its true even a single rowan or hawthorn makes a big difference to attracting wildlife into a garden.

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much 😁. Let know how you get on 👍

Thanks for helping out the bees and all the insects. Do you have rodents doing damage ?

I’ve got to say this is one of the best wildlife gardens that I’ve seen. Are the beehives for native honey bees or are they of the domesticated European imported ones? I’ve been told that the UK only have one true species of honey bee which is extremely rare, so I’m guessing it’s definitely not that species. I’ve only been into wildlife gardening for the last 3 years, and have this afternoon picked up so many ideas from your incredible wildlife garden. Thank you 😊

@SmallwoodBees

2 ай бұрын

Hi. Thankyou so much. You're very welcome. The bees are a combo. Some are buckfast bees which are a very lovely bee. The others are ones which are trying to be bred as a native South Yorkshire/UK bee. All of the UK bee species were unfortunately wiped out by Isle of Wight disease. I think gardening generally is great but so rewarding to create something for wildlife that they then use. Still no frogs in my pond but I did see a newt the other day :)

@george-1961

2 ай бұрын

@@SmallwoodBees Thank you for your kind reply, found it interesting 😊

@SmallwoodBees

Ай бұрын

@@george-1961 you're very welcome 🙂👍

Your garden is so beautiful and nice plant

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🙂

🦉❤❤

do you have more rodents now too? does the owl keep the numbers down?

@SmallwoodBees

3 ай бұрын

I don't know if I'm honest. I still try to be careful with bird food still and try not to encourage rats. The hope is that it's all balanced

My friend had that bird feeder until it killed a poor bird trying to get food…I won’t go into detail but it was horrible. It was very upsetting….

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

What happened?

A wildlife garden; but not for squirrels?

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

If it was red squirrels for sure I'd do everything I could for them.

@drawyrral

5 ай бұрын

We have a small red squirrel in Canada that chases the big grey ones away.@@SmallwoodBees

@SmallwoodBees

5 ай бұрын

@@drawyrral that's very cool. I'd love to have red squirrels in the garden.

@drawyrral

5 ай бұрын

They are half the size of the grey squirrels, but they are very aggressive.@@SmallwoodBees

Smallwood bees without the bees? How about Cuckold bee keeper told by wife that he needs to transform his death trap of a garden back into a usable space.