Sharphill Wood Flora Survey, 2022
Completed survey, along with comparative data for previous years, now available. Many thanks to Richard Elliott for the diligent and time-consuming work he has put in this year. Please read…
Author Mike Rivett
Annual nest box maintenance
John’s report, November 2022: Annual nest box maintenance has been carried out by Jenni, Tim and John during two site visits this week. This involved inspecting boxes for damage, clearing…
Work Party 6/11/22
Today’s work party was a replacement for the October work party, cancelled because of foul weather, but despite relatively short notice we had an excellent turn-out of 16 volunteers. On…
Work Party 24/9/22
John Elwell reports on Sunday’s work party: “This was the first work party following our summer break, and what a fantastic turnout! No fewer than 20 volunteers, including a good…
Next work party – 23 October 2022
We will continue coppicing of trees such as Elder and Wych Elm, as well as removing small specimens of invasive Sycamore and Norway Maple. We will use the arisings for…
Annual site visit with RBC and NWT
Our annual site visit, where officers of The Friends meet in the wood with representatives of Rushcliffe Borough Council and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, was held on Tuesday 23 August. Priorities…
Work Party 25/7/22
A successful work party of 7 volunteers on Sunday in pleasant, if hot for the work involved, conditions. John and Richard sprayed several sycamores and maples for removal in the…
Bat boxes occupied
In January the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust kindly erected 8 new bat boxes in the wood. NWT have now been back to check the boxes and have recorded 1x brown long-eared bat…
Work Party 26/6/22
June is the month when the nettles and brambles beside the paths really become a problem. Fortunately Notts Wildlife Trust have scythes we can borrow and a volunteer, Nick Mills,…
Spring Birds at Sharphill Wood, 2022
John’s new report is now available. This is based on several visits to the wood between late March and early June. These surveys have been conducted annually starting 2018. To…
