Fundraising Activity 2023
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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Bat boxes update
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…
Work Party, 24/9/23
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.…
New shed!
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…
Special Work Party, 14/9/23
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…
A success story!
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…
Spring Bird Report, 2023
Every spring between March and June, over the course of 6 visits, our bird expert, John, with other volunteers, specifically looks and listens to identify what birds are present. A…
Work Party, 23/7/23
Following lots of rain during the previous couple of days, the morning of the work party was mercifully dry, apart from a couple of brief sprinkles, and a comfortable temperature.…
Green Flag for Sharphill Wood!
We can now announce that, following an application and site inspection earlier this year, Sharphill Wood has been granted a Green Flag Award, a scheme administered by Keep Britain Tidy…
2023 Nest Box Report
With valuable help on different occasions from Chris, Jan, Jenni, Simon and Zdena, I completed this year’s round of nest box inspections. 2022 was the best year to date since…
