by Joy Winstanley | Jan 26, 2015 | Activities |
Kingfisher spotted. The perches that Tony and Paul erected at the Wetlands last summer are proving successful at encouraging Kingfishers to visit. There was another prolonged view of a male fishing on Saturday 24th January. The bird caught at least half a dozen small...
by Joy Winstanley | Jan 21, 2015 | Activities |
Unusual bird This very yellow little bird was seen at the Feeding Station on Saturday 17th January. It is an unusual Great Tit. It has no black pigment in its feathers and this is called ‘leucistic’. You may see it if you keep your eyes open. The other photos, taken...
by Joy Winstanley | Jan 15, 2015 | Activities |
Buzzard Some years ago the Friends made finger posts to guide people around the site. It looks as though the people are not the only ones to use the signs! This buzzard is making sure it goes the right...
by Joy Winstanley | Dec 8, 2014 | Activities, Projects |
Fruit Trees Red Rose Forest have given us 10 mixed fruit trees to add to our Community Orchard. They are apple, pear, cherry and plum trees and are about six feet tall. The weather on Sunday was cold but sunny and we were able to get the trees planted. We also did...
by Joy Winstanley | Dec 2, 2014 | Activities, blog, Projects |
Work in the Wildlife Garden. We were supposed to be having a Big Tree Plant today but despite putting up posters we had no members of the public for this event. SO— we decided to re-advertise it and move the event to next Sunday 7th December. The Friends who...