Work Party Tuesday 15th March

Meet at the Redwood Drive entrance at 10am. We will be undertaking fence repairs. The wearing of Wellington boots is recommended as underfoot conditions are likely to be wet. Tools and refreshments will be provided

Nature Notes February

The weather remained wet on the whole, giving way to a drier spell in the last week.

SIGHTINGS
Birds:   Carrion Crows, Jackdaws, Jays, Magpies, Sparrowhawk, Buzzards, Tawny Owl, Green/Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Wood Pigeons, Stock Dove, Collared Doves, Siskins, Blackbirds, Robins, Song Thrushes, Wrens, Goldcrest, Female Blackcap, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Bullfinches, Coal/Blue/Great/Long-tailed Tits, Nuthatches, Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail.
Mammals:   Grey Squirrels, Fox, Roe Deer.
Plants in flower:   Gorse.
Insects: Several species of Bees.
Fungi:   Birch Polypore,

A female Blackcap was sighted along the Hazelwood West footpath, having remained during the Winter period instead of migrating.
Signs of Roe Deer on site, with tracks in soft mud.

Nature Fact

Roe Deer have cloven hooves that leave tracks (slots) in muddy places and on favourite paths.  Well-trodden tracks may sometimes be seen around a single tree or bush.  These are known as ‘Roe rings’ and may be related to courtship behaviour.  If disturbed, Roe make off in a series of terrific bounds and up to 16 metres may be covered in a single spring.