Did you know a quarter of UK homes and streets are named after trees and flowers? You can probably think of examples where you live. But what if as well as naming streets after hawthorns, oaks and beeches, developers had to plant them in new...
[caption id="attachment_20223" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Moss covered forest floor, Phil Formby[/caption] THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING WALES’ CELTIC RAINFORESTS Temperate rainforest, also known as Atlantic or Celtic rainforest, is an incredibly rare habitat, and even thought to be more threatened than tropical rainforest. Temperate rainforest is also one of the...
Sometimes you don’t need to look too hard for wildlife, sometimes it comes to you! Woodland Warden Ian Retson had an unexpected encounter with a barn owl at Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood recently. One late Saturday afternoon, as dusk was falling Ian was in the bird hide having a look to see...
On a bright but chilly day at the beginning of March our Outreach Advisor Jim Smith-Wright spent over four hours answering questions at Marden Park about the lives of trees and how wildlife can be both friend and foe to woodland. The Woodland Trust is working...
The distinctive thatched domes of wood ant nests are a ubiquitous part of the National Nature Reserve (NNR) landscape, frequently ignored or the cause of mild distress if you unknowingly stand within a foraging route on a woodland track. They may be one of life’s ‘you...
Whilst a lot of society is in lockdown restrictions with local walks or exercise being the only solace people can take from a laptop or home schooling, I’ve been lucky enough to be out in the woods creating habitat. We’ve been working in Halls Cleave in...
Greetings Everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I am back from furlough and back to my usual three days a week - Wednesday to Friday. I hope you have all been keeping as well as can be expected during this global pandemic. Maybe...
Written by Lead Volunteer, Alan Matthews Highlights: Despite Covid-19 restrictions, volunteers were able to carry out informal surveying throughout the year, with increased sighting records being added to BirdTrack. Additional experienced birdwatchers came forward to assist with monitoring and recording. The number of species recorded in...
Written by Karl D. Tarratt Bisham Barn Owl Group Middle Thames Bird Conservation Trust Runnymede Ringing Group We started the year by installing four boxes, Barn owl, Tawny owl, Little owl and Kestrel at various locations across the site. Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Lapwing returned to 40 Arces in mid-April and were soon...