Birds in the wood 10/4/25
Today John carried out his second spring bird survey visit, with splendid assistance from Janet Crowe. Nothing of particular interest came up during the survey, although it was good to…
Browsing: Nature
Birds in the wood 27/3/25
Nothing exceptional to report, although it was disappointing that I found no sign of Treecreeper or Nuthatch, and only an uncertain call of Great Spotted Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker constantly calling…
Dawn Chorus Walk – 26 April
Join the Friends of Sharphill Wood for a Dawn Chorus walk, listening to and looking for early morning birds with John ElwellStart: 6 amTo book a place: Text John on 07794 052672.
Guided Walk 4 May 2025
Sun 4th May – Spring in Sharphill WoodGuided walk to see Early Purple Orchids, bluebells, and other woodland flowers.Meet: 10 am at the start of the green lane at the bottom…
The risks to birds from dogs in the wood
With the nesting season fast approaching we want to highlight two reasons why it is important that dog walkers show respect for this nature reserve by keeping their dogs on…
SHARPHILL WOOD FLORA SURVEY 2024
In summary, 95 species of wildflower, 30 species of tree and 17 species of grass, sedge, rush and fern were identified in 2024 (a total of 142 species), including some…
Spring Bird Report 2024
The main points of interest compared with preceding years were as follows: – very low numbers of Chaffinch recorded; – four species that had not been recorded during previous surveys…
Nest Box report, 2024
As in previous years, I have carried out inspections of our nest boxes at roughly weekly intervals between mid-April and mid-June, with help on the different occasions from Simon (twice),…
Bird surveys, 29/4/24 and 16/5/24
John and Jenni visited the wood on both occasions; this are John’s reports: 29/4/24: On the way down we heard Lesser Whitethroat singing along northern edge and in the hedgerow (may have…
Sharphill Wood Earthworm Survey 24 April 2024
Encouraged that the earthworm has been crowned UK invertebrate of the year by Guardian readershttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/15/earthworm-crowned-uk-invertebrate-of-the-year-by-guardian-readers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherBarry Cunnison and I carried out a 3rd earthworm survey on Wednesday 24 April 2024 at 14:00pm…
