Narrows Wood

  Update on our Pied Flycatcher Project. Looking like this year is going to be a very good year at our woodland for Pied Flycatchers. So far we have discovered that 6 Pairs of flycatchers have chosen our nest boxes to breed in this season & two other boxes are occupied by Blue Tits. Also one box has become home to wood mice. That leaves 18 boxes yet to be used at our woodland so there is still plenty of time for other birds to take up residence. Looking to be the best year for us with the Pied flycatchers since buying the woodland back it 2021. Fingers crossed they all fledge. Some photos from our wood at a few of the nest boxes. Boxes 7, 9, 11, 18, 19, 22 have Pied Flycatchers nesting. Boxes 1A contains Wood Mice & Boxes 1, 21 contain Blue Tits. Blue Tit Male Pied Flycatcher Female Pied Flycatcher Female Pied Flycatcher Male Pied Flycatcher Female Pied Flycatcher Male Pied Flycatcher Male Pied Flycatcher Male Pied Flycatcher Male Pied Flycatcher Male Pied Flycatcher Female...

 Tree Growth Project Data 2023-2025 Data I have collected over the past 3 years since the start of the Tree growth project working with Forest Research.Gov & Sylva Foundation as a Stewardship Scientist. This is Just one of the Research Project's  I am working on at Present with forest Research looking at the effects of Climate Change & the resilience of our Woodland to Changes in Weather.   Below are the charts results for the Sessile Oak Trees. Tree Girth Diameter measurements are in cm  (Note 2023 was a Mast Year for the Oaks with a bumper crop of Acorns)  Tree 34 seem to have steady growth over the 3 years This is also the Largest Oak within the woodland apart from the Car Park Oaks. Tree 24 had a reduction of growth in 2024 but recovered in 2025 Tree 24 is the smallest Oaks on the Research growth project a young Oak tree.  Tree 23 seem to have steady growth over the 3 years Tree 22 seem to have steady growth over the 3 years Tree 21 seem...

NEWS UPDATE MAY 2026 We have been busy since our last update in March The Damage cage is still being used as the temporary repair is holding up OK. Unfortunately we have been busy with other work so have not started replacing the cage yet but hope to between now & next year with a permanent Shed for Research.    We have been very busy this spring in the orchard and have planted a total of 18 fruit trees in our orchard. The Orchard is doing well & some of the fruit trees have blossomed & setting fruit. We have netted a 1/3 of the trees to protect the fruit & waiting for the others to blossom. The orchard has also been home to a small colony of rabbits. We are monitoring the Orchard to keep an eye on the rabbits and other wildlife.  Last year we were unsuccessful with Pied Flycatchers spotting only one pair which failed to nest at our site.  We are also hoping for a better breeding Season for the Pied Flycatchers as we installed 24 new nest boxed last y...