by barnowl1998 | Mar 5, 2024 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary, Wildlife Diary 2024
Blackthorn was blossoming in the Pennsland Lane hedge on the 1st, a week after the Blackthorn in the Kiln Close hedge started. Mowing of the winter bird food crop continued and whilst driving the tractor, David saw a Shrew and two Field Voles, one taken by a Buzzard....
by barnowl1998 | Feb 5, 2024 | Wildlife Diary, Wildlife Diary 2024
We very rarely see Rabbits on the LLP despite them being often seen on neighbouring land in the valley. Most of their signs are droppings on the path in the Main Field near the First Field Shelter. However, Mateo spotted quite a few at night with the thermal imager in...
by Alan Lewis | Jan 9, 2024 | Wildlife Diary, Wildlife Diary 2024
We began the month as we ended December – unusually mild, wet and windy with the first 4-days bringing a total of 106.6mm of rain. On the 7th the temperature dropped dramatically, and we had frost and ice. The ground at the top of the Main Field and through all the...
by Alan Lewis | Jan 10, 2023 | Wildlife Diary
December View across North Park Across the Rewilding area to the river On the 4th, 8 Redwing were seen in the Pennsland Hedge. There were 2 Reed Bunting, 7 Linnet, 20 Chaffinch and 20 Goldfinch moving between the hedge and the wild bird food crop. A Sparrowhawk passed...
by Alan Lewis | Nov 22, 2022 | Wildlife Diary
December The first day of the month was dry and Matt showed Harry how to prune the apple trees in Forde Orchard and then marked out the area for the third Field Shelter. After last month’s almost continuous rain the first half of the month was almost dry, but...
by Alan Lewis | Mar 6, 2021 | Wildlife Diary
December The month started damp and cold with 11.4mm of rain on the 1st and a mean temperature of 4.8°C on the 2nd. There was an amazing sunset then, and a small murmuration of Starlings was seen again at dusk from the top of the field flying further up the valley....
