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Red kites may soon arrive in our district

12:19pm Monday 6th April 2009

IT was not so long ago when the use of pesticides had all but driven our native raptors (birds of prey) into extinction.

Keep an ear out for fascinating frogs

10:43am Tuesday 31st March 2009

OUR wetland nature reserves (and gardens in many instances) have been bathed in a rather eerie sound of late.

Spring invigorates you and gives a feeling of hope

10:28am Monday 9th March 2009

WITH the warmth of the still weak sun on my face and the cheery song and bustling activity of birds all around, the feeling of spring was certainly upon me.

Majestic elm an unlikely background for sermons

11:09am Monday 2nd March 2009

I WAS carrying out a routine inspection of pathside trees the other day, checking for broken limbs or diseased or dying individuals that may become dangerous.

Frogs and blackbirds sense that spring is on its way

12:00pm Sunday 22nd February 2009

IT always amazes me the speed at which spring can arrive.

Following in the snowy footprints of badger parade

11:20am Thursday 19th February 2009

IT was nice to have a few days snow. When it first falls, it creates such a fresh and beautiful landscape, which I just love to walk through, enjoying the lovely scrunching noise and sensation my feet make as I walk through the newly fallen snow.

Invasive management helps reserves to flourish

2:00pm Sunday 8th February 2009

WINTER is one of the busiest times of year on our nature reserves. Because most of the sensitive species, such as rodents, invertebrates and reptiles are less active or hibernating we have the opportunity to carry out the more invasive management works.

Wildlife can be hard to spot in bleak, cold month

10:10am Saturday 31st January 2009

JANUARY was a bleak, cold and wet month making wildlife hard to come by, so when you do see it is even more special.

Find space in your heart for secretive goldcrest

10:00am Sunday 25th January 2009

WE’RE all used to seeing photos of robins, whose cheery red breast and cheeky, almost care free nature, has won a place in many of our hearts.

Thoughtless fly tipping can prove lethal to plants

12:30pm Sunday 18th January 2009

DURING one of the harder frosts we spent a few hours clearing up some fly-tipping which had revealed itself after the bramble that concealed it had died back.

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