Dare to be different

On my walk in North Glenmore Park yesterday afternoon, I kept coming across the bright splashes of orange made by Cotoneaster bushes. Unfortunately, Cotoneaster is spreading rapidly into natural areas, forcing out the native plants. Insects do not live on these introduced plant/bush species, so the more non-native plants/bushes that grow, the fewer insects there are for birds to feed their young. Consequently, we are losing more and more of our songbird species.