On Friday 20th July we were warmly welcomed by staff at Folly farm, a beautiful conference centre set in Avon Wildlife trust grounds. The weather was kind to us, and after lunch we had a lovely walk. As the 20th July was the start of...
We were contacted by Butterfly Conservation, as they wanted to visit The Nymph Hay in order to look for Barberry Carpet Moth larvae. There are only 10 colonies left in Britain therefore they were hoping that the barberry plants on site at The Nymph Hay...
Forest Bathing may create images in your mind of delving into watery woodlands or taking a soothing dip among the trees but this kind of bathing in the forest is derived from a Japanese activity known as Shinrin-yoku, meaning “taking in the atmosphere of the...
It’s hard to imagine, when you walk alongside the tranquil River Teign, that this was once a hive of industry. Just downstream from Fingle Bridge lie the ruins of Fingle Mill, variously a corn mill, fulling (cloth) mill and iron smelting mill. Instead of today’s...
Lots has happened in the last fortnight. The main event was the Bristol Festival of Wildlife last weekend which Bev and Chris were asked to support. The weather was perfect and there was a lot of interest. Many trees were given to those who signed...
These three young tawny owls were recently recorded in a nesting box at Lineover Wood, while the adult and juvenile were found in another box. This is the 20th year of monitoring owl boxes by a team of volunteers in Lineover Wood.Two of the 12...
The Woodland Trust recently scooped three awards at the Woodland Awards ceremony at the Devon County Show. Fingle Woods won first prize in The Forest Authority Perpetual Challenge Trophy for previously unmanaged woodland that is being improved for timber quality and for the benefit of flow...
On Saturday 2nd June the South West volunteers were invited to attend a thank you event held at Curry Rivel village hall, where there was a chance to meet other volunteers and staff. There were also some presentations followed by lunch After lunch we all headed...
We had 12 enthusiastic volunteers turn up to the first new volunteer inductions to be held in the South West. We started off with tea and coffee and lemon drizzle cake, well who does not like a bit of cake, and Mary Berry’s lemon drizzle tray...
Rather reduced numbers this time because of our change of date from the 5th. (The May Bank Holiday weekend, when many people said they would be unable to attend). However those 8 who were able to come did great things and thanks to all who...