Nic’s Secret Garden and Plant Rescue Nursery
@nicssecretgarden.bsky.social
A home in the City of London for unloved and rescued plants. It lies in the shadow of the ancient Church of All Hallows by the Tower.
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Asters and carder bees in the Garden.
September 29, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Asters and carder bees in the Garden.
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A distressed goat willow with a 12’ tall teasel growing amongst its branches.
September 27, 2026 at 8:33 AM
A distressed goat willow with a 12’ tall teasel growing amongst its branches.
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#insectThursday - common wasp in the Garden.
September 24, 2026 at 7:55 AM
#insectThursday - common wasp in the Garden.
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Seen a fox, squirrel or hedgehog in an urban green space? The Living with Mammals survey needs your sightings! The @ptes-org.bsky.social survey helps monitor changes in wild mammal populations, identifying those in most need of urgent conservation action.
littlegreenspace.org.uk/news/living-...
littlegreenspace.org.uk/news/living-...
September 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Seen a fox, squirrel or hedgehog in an urban green space? The Living with Mammals survey needs your sightings! The @ptes-org.bsky.social survey helps monitor changes in wild mammal populations, identifying those in most need of urgent conservation action.
littlegreenspace.org.uk/news/living-...
littlegreenspace.org.uk/news/living-...
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#thicktrunktuesday - an imprisoned silver lime, Golden Lane, Barbican.
September 22, 2026 at 4:13 PM
#thicktrunktuesday - an imprisoned silver lime, Golden Lane, Barbican.
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#londoninbloom - Very happy to receive Outstanding in It’s Your Neighbourhood category yesterday. Another superb event at Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall. Many thanks to all at London in Bloom, especially Kate.
September 19, 2026 at 7:52 AM
#londoninbloom - Very happy to receive Outstanding in It’s Your Neighbourhood category yesterday. Another superb event at Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall. Many thanks to all at London in Bloom, especially Kate.
The Nursery has been gained ‘Outstanding’ in It’s Your Neighbourhood’ this year’s #londoninbloom awards.
September 21, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The Nursery has been gained ‘Outstanding’ in It’s Your Neighbourhood’ this year’s #londoninbloom awards.
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Cyclamen and rose hips in the Garden.
September 17, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Cyclamen and rose hips in the Garden.
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Please say no to garden poisons such as pesticides and weedkillers, to help keep them out of the food chain. Hedgehogs, for example, can eat over 100 invertebrates every night.
#wildlife #gardening #nature
#wildlife #gardening #nature
September 17, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Please say no to garden poisons such as pesticides and weedkillers, to help keep them out of the food chain. Hedgehogs, for example, can eat over 100 invertebrates every night.
#wildlife #gardening #nature
#wildlife #gardening #nature
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Our 2026 pollinator surveys are well underway!
We’re now around halfway through our fourth and final survey round. It’s still too early to reveal the full results, but we’ve already seen some species appearing in greater numbers than in previous years.
#PollinatingLT
We’re now around halfway through our fourth and final survey round. It’s still too early to reveal the full results, but we’ve already seen some species appearing in greater numbers than in previous years.
#PollinatingLT
September 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Our 2026 pollinator surveys are well underway!
We’re now around halfway through our fourth and final survey round. It’s still too early to reveal the full results, but we’ve already seen some species appearing in greater numbers than in previous years.
#PollinatingLT
We’re now around halfway through our fourth and final survey round. It’s still too early to reveal the full results, but we’ve already seen some species appearing in greater numbers than in previous years.
#PollinatingLT
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We like to think the meadow has just been hibernating and the recent rain will help to wake it up. Meanwhile we’re beginning to scarify it to give various plant species chances to survive.
September 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
We like to think the meadow has just been hibernating and the recent rain will help to wake it up. Meanwhile we’re beginning to scarify it to give various plant species chances to survive.
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Look carefully to see one of the Garden’s many residents!
September 7, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Look carefully to see one of the Garden’s many residents!
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The meadow is very dry as we have had no significant rain since June but the autumn crocuses are thriving and a long-tailed tit was seen in the spinney.
September 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The meadow is very dry as we have had no significant rain since June but the autumn crocuses are thriving and a long-tailed tit was seen in the spinney.
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Choosing peat-free compost helps protect peatlands. These precious landscapes support a multitude of plants and animals, store carbon, help reduce flooding, and improve water quality – so let's look after them!
More sustainable swaps:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/six...
More sustainable swaps:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/six...
August 29, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Choosing peat-free compost helps protect peatlands. These precious landscapes support a multitude of plants and animals, store carbon, help reduce flooding, and improve water quality – so let's look after them!
More sustainable swaps:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/six...
More sustainable swaps:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/six...
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My latest article. It's on the need to have a fresh Public Enquiry into the siting of a large, much criticised Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens, a rare public space by the River Thames in Central London.
thetidalthames.com/2026/08/30/v...
See also: thetidalthames.com/2024/05/24/i...
thetidalthames.com/2026/08/30/v...
See also: thetidalthames.com/2024/05/24/i...
August 30, 2026 at 9:34 AM
My latest article. It's on the need to have a fresh Public Enquiry into the siting of a large, much criticised Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens, a rare public space by the River Thames in Central London.
thetidalthames.com/2026/08/30/v...
See also: thetidalthames.com/2024/05/24/i...
thetidalthames.com/2026/08/30/v...
See also: thetidalthames.com/2024/05/24/i...
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Small is beautiful- Goldenrod Crab spider, species of Greenbottle fly, Common Carder bee and Thick-Legged hoverfly.
August 31, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Small is beautiful- Goldenrod Crab spider, species of Greenbottle fly, Common Carder bee and Thick-Legged hoverfly.
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Autumn crocuses at the edge of the very dry meadow.
August 28, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Autumn crocuses at the edge of the very dry meadow.
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Our ambassador, Kabir Kaul, joined us this morning and helped with the vital task of watering. He saw a common darter - both dragons and damsels have been quite illusive this year.
August 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Our ambassador, Kabir Kaul, joined us this morning and helped with the vital task of watering. He saw a common darter - both dragons and damsels have been quite illusive this year.
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A fox in the meadow orchard. No green to be seen!
August 24, 2026 at 8:56 AM
A fox in the meadow orchard. No green to be seen!
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Nothing is wasted in the Garden - wasps devouring a dead frog.
August 23, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Nothing is wasted in the Garden - wasps devouring a dead frog.
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The Garden is the driest it’s ever been but we still have visitors.
August 20, 2026 at 8:28 AM
The Garden is the driest it’s ever been but we still have visitors.
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Amazingly the bananas are ripening for the first time the yucca has flowered for the first time in five years!
August 22, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Amazingly the bananas are ripening for the first time the yucca has flowered for the first time in five years!
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In the Garden - Three-banded slug, species of Common Hoverfly and first sighting of a snake millipede.
August 5, 2026 at 7:38 AM
In the Garden - Three-banded slug, species of Common Hoverfly and first sighting of a snake millipede.
The nursery!
July 24, 2026 at 11:46 AM
The nursery!