Author Mike Rivett

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Coolish conditions made it very pleasant for the 10 hard-working volunteers today. We were pleased to welcome two new Duke of Edinburgh award candidates, Charlotte and Jack, and their fathers.…

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The Friends of Sharphill Wood necessarily has a large number of tools for use at work parties. These include shovels, spades, loppers, billhooks, saws, as well as a first aid…

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IFS is a multinational enterprise software company headquartered in Linköping, Sweden. The local office is Toll Bar House on Melton Road near Sharphill Wood and they indicated an interest is…

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The photo shows one of the canopy trees which the Friends planted at the February work party in 2019. It’s bearing acorns! A massive “thank you” to everyone who participated…

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Every spring between March and June, over the course of 6 visits, our bird expert, John, with other volunteers, specifically looks and listens to identify what birds are present. A…

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Following lots of rain during the previous couple of days, the morning of the work party was mercifully dry, apart from a couple of brief sprinkles, and a comfortable temperature.…

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We can now announce that, following an application and site inspection earlier this year, Sharphill Wood has been granted a Green Flag Award, a scheme administered by Keep Britain Tidy…

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With valuable help on different occasions from Chris, Jan, Jenni, Simon and Zdena, I completed this year’s round of nest box inspections. 2022 was the best year to date since…

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The Guide Leader Jessica offered to carry out a litter pick on the evening of 20th June, which was very gratefully accepted by the Friends. StreetWise very kindly offered the…

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The tree on the right is a wild cherry which, although it has managed to use its reserves to come into leaf this spring, was completely uprooted when its larger…

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