Photos of the 2007 storm

These are some photos of the damage done to the river bed by this great storm.  click on the link below


clcik here to see the album

and an example is below






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2007 photos of ants nests along M1

Alan asked me to take some photos of these nests.

the following link should take you to them.

click here for album

and here is one for interest




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14th June2011 ... weekly volunteers

Present:
John, Keith, Anthony, Mike, Alan and Martin


Activities:
- dug bracken and Birches on South Heath.
- Cleared bracken and ragwort along the road.
- filled the brochure box.   Note we are running out.
- Went to area opposite foresters cottage, and dug birch and bracken.  Mike using his scythe.  Brash hidden in woods near boundary and owl wood.
- lookered the ponies


Observations:
- David joined us for lunch.
- Keith had song and views of a Turtle Dove in a dead tree along the pillow mound near the cottages.
- bb chasers, large reds, azures
- slow worm under on of the corrugated sheets
- checked the cattle
- dodder in flower
- nice views of Jay at lunchtime


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Female Emporer dragonfly ... 2011 June 14th

Female Emporer dragonfly

laying eggs in one of the ponds near the high beeches. 2011.

click the photo for full picture.

photo:  Keith

From clipboard

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Nuthatch use of nest box .. 2011

This is a photo taken by Keith of a nest box used by a nuthatch.  It is the last before the walk across the heath to the bench.

Note the sealing with mud, including covering up one hole and reducing size of the other. This was a successful nest.

click the photo for full picture.

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7th June 2011 ... weekly volunteers

Present:
John, Neil, Keith, Pat, Mike, Katherine, Anthony, Alan (new), Mike (new) and Martin

Activities:
- The second half of the last nest box survey done.
- lookered ponies
- put up the box that had fallen in the swamp.
- the path across top heath had quite a lot of birch lining it on both sides,  This and bracken and pine saplings completely cleared.  Mike used his scythe on bracken in various places.
- Ragwort on the cricket pitch, both sides, cleared and hidden under brash in the OL2 wood.
- more road works on the M1 and some bracken clearing along the main bank and sides of the wood.  Cleared out some of the existing channels, which seem to be doing their job.

Observations:
- slow worm under one of the corrugated sheets
- Turtle dove heard in two parts of the reserve
- virtually all boxes successful, and only one disaster.
- b.b.chasers. azures and large reds
- dodder now has some flowers on it.
- treecreepers, buzzard


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24th May 2011 ... weekly volunteers

Present:
Anthony, Ron, Neil, Pat, Keith and Martin

Activities:
- did a little more road mending on the M1, moving rocks/stones by car from the eroded gullies on new heath over the the M1.  The stones are being built up on the outside of the road to make it more horizontal finally.
Some rocks were taken from just below the m1 itself.  The rocks are loose and 'uninhabited'.  If there are ants nest underneath, they are left.
- Went along to an area on the south west of beeches avenue, just before the cross roads. pulled and lopped a large number of pine and birch saplings.


Observations:
- Anthony felt a little ill, and went home after lunch with Justine.
- flock of 8 crossbills

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31st May 2011 ... weekly volunteers

Present:
Anthony, Keith and Martin

activities:
- did the first half of the last nest box survey, doing boxes up to and including those close to the other side of the causeway.
- had lunch near the spot for silver studded blues, but nothing.  The bell heather is not yet really out.
- lookered the ponies.

Observations:
 - most of the boxes were successful, with the birds having left.


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