A new member!
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…
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Meadow pipit, reed bunting, yellowhammer!
Chris R. visited the site this week (6th December) and sighted a mixed flock that included Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer, which are all scarce at Sharphill. They were…
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…
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…
Sharphill Wood Flora Survey 2021
A total of 135 species were identified this year (90 flowers, 17 grasses, and 28 trees). The main findings are here, as is the accompanying methodology description. The full table…
Housing development – 2009
Housing development As you probably know the owner of the land adjacent to the wood, Brian Wells, has decided to sell this land to developers who now have permission to…
Winter 2016 Newsletter 2016
Winter 2016 Newsletter 2016 has been a really busy year. You think that all we do is work parties, but read on! The only activity for which we actually keep…
