Martin wrote:


but you should be giving priority to propagating cabbage whites

I seem to be responsible for propagating lots of those and other
butterflies and moths too. I'm also responsible for propagating several
wood pigeons. :-(

We do actually have a wild area, approx 100 feet by 40 feet, which is
full of self set trees, shrubs, brambles, nettles, dog daisies and
various other wild flowers. I chose to purposely leave this as a
wildlife haven. It is untouched by human hand. In fact it is also quite
impenetrable (for humans) too due to the tangle of trees, brambles and
nettles. The French man with a JCB was totally baffled by my insistence
on leaving this part un-cleared. Around half an acre had been left to
run wild for at least twenty years which we reclaimed as garden and
orchard area except for this bit.

--
David in Normandy.
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