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Posted by admin on March 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Yellowhammer seems to have graced the northern border of England with his presence on this seemingly inhospitable marshes of the Solway plain, which are open to cold sea winds and biting rain. Terrain is usually hard and sandy and the grazing rough.
Hedgerows are only beginning to show the first signs of green but the [...]
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Posted by admin on March 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
From late February to May in shade at the edges of woodland or in hedgerows we can find clumps of sweet violet (viola odorata).
Filed under Featured, Plants · Tagged with Alba, Aphrodite Goddess, Aphrodite Greek Goddess, Aphrodite Greek Goddess Of Love, Church Floors, Clumps, Coloured Flowers, cumbria, Delicate Flowers, Goddess Of Love, Good Soil, Greek Goddess Of Love, Ground Cover, hedgerows, Medicinal Applications, Nurseries, Sweet Violet, Sweet Violets, Victorians, Viola Odorata, West Dorset, White Violet
Posted by admin on March 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
International Dawn Chorus Day will take place on 3rd May 2009 and is a worldwide celebration of Nature’s daily Miracle.
Organised by The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country, there will be more opportunities than ever to join in the excitement with events from all over the world and across the UK.
A list of [...]
Posted by admin on March 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The RSPB wants to know what crawls, slithers, scuttles, flutters and flies in your garden with its new spring survey.
Make Your Nature Count is being launched by the RSPB on 8-14 June 2009 and is a one-hour nature count of gardens.
The RSPB wants to know exactly what nature gets up to over the spring. Not [...]
Filed under Surveys · Tagged with Badgers, Butterfly, Flies, Frogs, Frogs Toads, Nature, New Id, New Spring, People, Record Birds, Rspb, Spring Survey, Squirrels, Toads
Posted by admin on March 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Bumble Bee Conservation Trust are looking for people to support them and need your help to map the distributions of our bumblebees.
In particular they need to know the current habitats of the rarer species which are bordering on extinction. You can take digital photographs of any unusual species that you see in your garden, or [...]
Filed under Surveys · Tagged with Bumble Bee, Bumble Bees, Bumblebees, Conservation Trust, Digital Photographs, Distributions, Extinction, Habitats, Lavender, Love, survey, Surveys
Posted by admin on March 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
March – May 2009
The Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network is an exciting new initiative, open to anyone with an interest in nature.
Their aim is to create and inspire a new generation of nature lovers by getting people to explore, study, enjoy and protect their local environment.
In 2007 OPAL received a grant of £11.75million from the [...]
Filed under Surveys · Tagged with Aim, Earthworm, Earthworms, Initiative, Lottery Fund, National Soil, Nature Lovers, New Generation, People, Plant Nutrients, Recycling Plant, Soil Survey, Soil Types, Soils, Surveys
Posted by admin on March 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Britain’s most threatened butterfly is being offered a helping hand to recovery in the Morecambe Bay and South Cumbria area, thanks to a grant boost from the Forestry Commission’s English Woodland Grant Scheme.
The Morecambe Bay limestone area and the South Cumbria low fells are the last national stronghold for the High Brown Fritillary butterfly and [...]
Filed under Featured, Insects · Tagged with Butterfly Scheme, Clearings, Conservation Work, Coppicing, Cumbria Area, forestry commission, Fritillary Butterfly, Future Generations, Growing Trees, Habitat Restoration, Improvement Grants, Limestone Area, Limestones, Morecambe Bay, North West England, Northern England, Population Decline, South Cumbria, Woodland Grant Scheme, Woodland Management
Posted by admin on March 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
One of the best-loved owls ever to wing its way into the World Owl Trust at Muncaster near Ravenglass in the Lake District has been honoured with an international award.
One of the best-loved owls ever to wing its way into the World Owl Trust at Muncaster near Ravenglass in the Lake District has been honoured [...]
Filed under Birds, Featured · Tagged with Barn Owl, European Eagle Owl, Geogie, Great Gray Owl, Hall Of Fame, Honorary President, Houston Minnesota, Lady Gray, lake district, One In A Million, Owl Lady, Owls, Postage Stamp, President Of The World, Pygmy, Ravenglass, Scops, Scops Owls, Television Appearances, True Character, Warburton, Western Lake District, World Owl Trust
Posted by admin on March 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
With spring in the air, it will soon be time for the queen Bumble Bees to emerge from hibernation.
Filed under Featured, Insects · Tagged with 5km, Brilliant Website, Bumble Bee, Bumble Bees, Conservation Trust, Crisis Point, Endangered List, First Rays, Fun Things, hedgerows, Insects, Intensive Farming, Lavender, Pesticides, Pollination, Queen Bees, Raspberries, Spring In The Air, Spring Sunshine, Wild Flowers, Youngsters
Posted by admin on March 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The end of February has seen a very mild week with temperatures jumping from 4 to 10 degrees Celcius.
Light breezes and spring sunshine have made for some very good days to go walking.
Filed under News, Plants · Tagged with Amp, Azalea, Buds, Carlisle, Catkins, Celandine, Crocus, Daffodils, Drifts, Early Show, Embankment, Garlic, Green Leaves, Hazel, Light Breezes, Mates, River Eden, Snowdrops, Spring Sunshine, Sprinkling, Sunlight, Wild Garlic
