Last year the rare Bloody Nosed Beetle was found in Warwickshire. Keep your eyes open this spring and record any sightings. More details to follow.
Rare Beetle
Toad migration time
Watch out for Toads migrating to breed. They usually move at night to their local Pond. This one was making his way up our drive yesterday evening.
Winter scenes
Stockton Cutting looking great in the dusting of snow Sunday morning (19/2/2012) it is just great to see it looking as it should. Roll on the spring and summer to see it start to restore the flora.
Work Parties & Chipping
Thursday, both Rugby local group & Nature Force worked together . They divided into two groups. One group were brush cutting & clearing between Ashlawn Road bridge and Onley Lane. The other group worked at the Marsh clearing brash for the chipper.
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- It’s looking good
Marsh Fungus
Discovered while clearing the marsh
- Marsh Fungus
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Marsh clearance progressing
Sunday’s work party spent a very cold morning humping a good deal of logs out of the marsh. The cutting down is almost complete. The brash & logs now need to be chipped. It is hoped when the re-growth comes that it can be kept under control. See Work in Progress Pytchley Marsh Jan 2012-1 for the why’s and wherefore’s.
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- Steve hard at it
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- Cyril & Malcolm passing logs along from Steve
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Birds in the Hedgerows
Keep your eyes open.
Redwing & Fieldfare are in the hedgerows and gardens with this colder weather – getting the last of the berries when the local blackbirds will allow.
A Barn Owl was seen a few days ago close to the farm near the Cock Robin Wood roundabout @ SP 493 725.
Tree felling has begun
In spite of the inclement weather at the weekend Phil Bett & his team have begun clearance of an area of Pytchley Marsh.
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Pytchley Marsh clearance
The marsh has become rather overgrown affecting species. Work is to commence on 6th February to redress the problem. Further information is available. See Work in Progress Pytchley Marsh Jan 2012-1 .
Tributes paid to wildlife campaigner – Andy Tasker
