News about the Friends
On 18 May we are holding a fund-raiser at West Bridgford Methodist Church (on Musters Road), 9:30 – 12:00. There will be food (bacon sandwiches, cakes) and coffee available as…
15 of us set off at 06.00 this morning to listen to the early morning bird song in Sharphill Wood in fine but chilly weather. A Song Thrush and a…
Some of you may be familiar with the excellent novels written by the Berkshire born author and journalist T.M. Logan, who spent some time working for first Nottingham Evening Post…
Three members carried out work recommended at the annual site visit last August. This is a task using power tools which is better to undertake outside the regular monthly work…
On Friday 27 October we had a visit from the Keyworth u3a Wildlife and Conservation group who regularly visit local nature reserves such as ours. Fortunately, the weather was much…
This week John, Tim, and new recruit Bob conducted the annual inspection of our nest boxes. As well as clearing out nest material and disinfecting, each box is checked for…
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…
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…
