Dawn Chorus Walk, 27/4/24
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…
Browsing: Nature
Birds in March
On 21 March our bird expert, John, took a walk around the wood. These are his observations. Plenty of bird-song, of course. Main birds to note were: A good many…
Earthworm survey, 23/10/23
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…
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…
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…
Nest box inspection report, June 2022
With help on different occasions from Tim, Zdena, Edwina, Jenni, Jan and Bill, I completed this year’s round of nest box inspections. It has proved to be a great year,…
March 2022 Bird Survey
(Our bird expert, John, walks the wood around 6 times between March and June and records all the birds he hears and/or sees each time. Below is his report for…
Nest Box Inspection Report, June 2021
This year’s inspection of nest boxes at Sharphill Wood is now complete following a 9th visit today just to check the final box. Thanks to Chrissie, Hilary, Jan, Simon, Tim…
Notts wildlife trust link to explore Fungi
While walking through Sharphill wood during the Autumn, you will come across fungi of all shapes and sizes. The link below is from Notts Wildlife trust and gives information on…
Dawn Chorus Walk 30/04/2018
The dawn chorus walk took place this morning as planned. Despite rain during the last week, paths were bad only in places. There were 3 Friends and 8 guests. Most…
