(Originally posted Spring 2019). Our project is into its second year, and our species monitoring programme has just begun. This year, we are extending our activities to include moths, some insects, and mosses and liverworts. We are very grateful to
Members’ Muck-in March 2019
(Originally posted March 2019). We had a really successful Muck-in Morning on 9th March 2019. Seventeen members turned up in the damp and drizzle, and donned yellow jackets for a session of cutting back around the Mound viewing area and
In at the Start award win
(Originally posted end of 2018). We are delighted to report that our project ‘In at the Start’ has won the national prize for community research projects in the Heidelberg Quarry Life Award 2018 competition. In making the presentation, the chairman
In at the Start walk
(Originally posted September 2018). The last summer event of our project took place on 1st September, with a guided walk around the new quarrying area, looking at wildlife, hearing how the species monitoring programme is going, and learning about the
A wonderful year for insects
(Originally posted summer 2018). The hot summer has obviously been good for insects. The Reserve (and Pennycroft, which we are monitoring for the In at the Start project) has been alive with grasshoppers, butterflies and dragonflies. The pictures above show
Members’ Muck-in June 2018
Thanks to all volunteers who turned out for the bracken and balsam bashing morning. It was warm work, but that didn’t stop them doing a fantastic job, as you can see from the before and after pictures. It was nice
Open Day 2018
(Originally posted June 2018). We had 140 visitors to our Open Day on 3rd June 2018. Lots of families came, which was good and meant that the pond dipping, nature quizzes, and bird box making were very popular, as were
In at the Start project
A new project has been started, known as In at the Start (IATS). Related to IATS, there has been lots of tree planting on Pennycroft near the Reserve and beyond. The top car park has been fenced and has only
Members’ Muck-in
Despite the dismal weather, ten members turned out to do some bracken-bashing, and they seemed to enjoy it. As you can see, there was plenty of bracken to go at.
Members’ Muck-in October 2016
(Originally posted October 2016). Eighteen members, from the young to the not-so-young, turned out on Saturday 29th October for a morning of coppicing, raking, brash piling and bonfiring. The amount of work which was done was fantastic, and Colin was