Dawn Chorus Walk, 26/4/25
There were 7 of us today, after one person had to back out at the last minute. Not as many as last year, but a nice manageable number. The majority…
Browsing: Surveys and Sightings
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…
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…
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 Survey, 27 May 2024
The main points of interest were: Common Whitethroat (thanks Jan) Probable Spotted Flycatcher heard calling from main path, towards northern end of zone 3. I have never recorded this species…
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…
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…
