Spring Bird Survey 2026
John Elwell’s 9th annual Spring Bird Survey 2026 is now available for your enjoyment! And thank you Chris Ritzmann for the incredible original photo montage! In very brief summary: “….The…
Author Andrew Edwards
Work party 26/07/26
A great turn-out today, with 9 keen volunteers. Thankfully, the weather was cooler than recently, although we could desperately do with some rain. The strong westerly was barely noticeable inside…
Work party 28/06/26
The June work party is always fun because it involves clearing the central and western paths with scythes, shears and even hedge clippers. The weather was delightfully warm but not…
Annual Report 2025
Our 2025 annual report is available to read here
Nest box work parties – spring 2026
As has been the practice in recent years, John Elwell led a series of nest box inspections from mid-April to early June as part of the British Trust for Ornithology…
Work party 24/05/26
On the hottest morning of the year so far, 7 of us participated in today’s work party. Bill and Richard painstakingly applied linseed oil to the new notice boards and…
Work party 26/04/26
Fantastic weather for the seven participants today. The main task was continuing the removal of guards and canes from whips planted along the eastern boundary. Although whips south of the…
Work party 22/03/26
An impressive turnout of 11 volunteers gathered in the springtime sunshine for this work party. It’s bird nesting season so we can’t undertake any maintenance work that causes a disturbance…
Work party 22/02/26
Incredibly good weather for the time of year allowed us to complete a successful winter’s programme of woodland work, before bird nesting gets underway. There were 11 of us today,…
Work party 25/01/26
Reasonable weather for our work party, the first of 2026. We were sheltered from the south-easterly, and rain kept away until we were nearly finished. On this occasion we welcomed…
