felling city trees here, here
growing native here, here, here, here, here, here
‘rot holes’ here
watering here–here, here
vegetable growing here–here, here–here, here–here, here, here
wasps
common here–here
parasitic here
water
chalk aquifers here
flooding here, here, here–here, here, here
grey water use here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
holding on to in gardens here, here–here, here–here, here
pollution here, here–here
rain gardens here–here, here
rainwater collection here, here–here, here–here, here, here, here, here–here
sewage discharge into here–here
tree watering here–here, here
wasting here–here
see also ponds
water butts here, here–here, here–here, here–here, here, here–here, here, here, here, here, here, here
wildflower meadows here–here, here–here, here, here–here, here–here, here, here, here
willow warblers here, here–here
wool carder bee here, here–here
yellow rattle here, here, here, here
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