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We did very well on this unscheduled work party only a week before Christmas. 14 volunteers turned out on a cloudy, breezy day to plant 10 oaks kindly donated by…

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This report summarises the results from a survey of the flora observed in Sharphill Wood during a number of visits made in 2023; the report follows similar surveys carried out…

News Work Party 26/11/23

A cold, dull morning failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the 13 participants today, and we soon warmed up as we got to work. Much of the time was spent…

Nature

With thanks to Nick Mills for his advice and guidance following his earthworm survey at Skylarks, Barry Cunnison and Bill Logan have conducted two earthworm surveys in the wood this…

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A beautiful sunny morning for the 10 of us today, including first-timer Bob. Once again we were thinning a few youngish trees at the northern end, using the material to…

Friends News

Funders have been generous to us over the years, but much of the grant money we can access has to be for specific items and tools. It is time we…

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Lorna Griffiths (City Nature Recovery Officer for the Notts Wildlife Trust) recently checked the bat boxes in the wood. This is her report. Three boxes had bats in: Box 4…

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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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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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