Since that day in 2015, we've added a pond, left areas unmown, allowed borders to rewild, created a log pile, hung up bird feeders, provided fresh drinking water daily, opened a bee hotel, installed a bat box, built an owl box for squirrels     dotted home-made bird and hedgehog houses around, and basically let it grow into a disorderly blotch of untamed bliss.

Throw in a wildlife-mad digital illustrator with a background in graphic design and an office window overlooking their garden, and you end up with a website like this.

(If you'd like to know a bit more about me and thefutureisunmown.com tap here).

Here's our collection of rushed photos taken through windows that haven't seen a squeegee in years. 

Chiffchaff recovering after a window strike.

My favourite garden bird the Bullfinch. This one's stuffing his beak which somehow makes him even better.

Goldfinches.

AKA total maniacs for sunflower hearts.

Blackcap on a random twig.

Bumblebee.

I think this one's Marjorie?

Herring Gull. (Noisy as ....)

Felicity's main squeeze Finbar Pheasant.

Redwing having a wander.

Woodpigeon.

Beautiful, yet quite possibly the derpiest bird in the world?

Blue tit hanging around.

Fox and hedgehog at our wildlife buffet.

Worst. Hedgehog. Photo. Ever.

Mr & Mrs Mallard. (Mrs Mallard actually illustrating how to duck).

Sparrowhawk. (Fast as ....) 

Hungry Mouse.

(We've since made our own paracord birdsavers

that have dramatically reduced such collisions).

Grey Squirrel  gymnastics.

Moorhen.

Obviously we called him Roger.

Dragonfly emerging from Nymph. Amazing!

Jay.

A mesmerizingly gorgeous garden bird that's bigger than you might think!

Grey Wagtail. (Unsurprisingly good at wagging their tails).