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April News 2025

News for April In April we will be starting a new wild flower project. We have ordered 420 bulbs from  garden supply direct   100 native double headed daffodils bulbs in the green Unfortunately they had no double heads in stock but gave us extra Wild Daffodils. So ended up with about  500 native wild daffodils bulbs in the green 200 wild garlic bulbs in the green 20 snakehead fritillary bulbs in the green. This will be done to help Boost the wild population of Native woodland flowers. see our wildflowers project page for more info. Orchard Update. Our Orchard is starting to Establish after last year & this years Planting. morello cherry 1 tree, opal plum 1 tree,doyenne du comice pear 2 trees ,jonagold apple 2 trees ,Other Apples 2 trees ,victoria plum 1 tree & stella cherry 1 tree tree. We will be planting marbella golden sphere plum 1 tree to add to our Orchard this week. Taking our Fruit Trees to 13 trees plus a couple of Black Current Bushes have been Establish...
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Pied Flycatcher Project

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 Pied Flycatcher Project (Gwybedog brith) Pied Flycatcher Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.  Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework. link to Outside info page on the Pied Flycatcher Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleeuca)  The valleys and hillsides of Wales are a good place for breeding Pied Flycatchers in summer. The pied flycatcher is a small, black-and-white bird of mature woodland with a preference for oak trees.  They are  slightly smaller than a house sparrow. Males are mostly black above and white below, with a bold white patch on the folded wing. Females have the same basic patterning, but are browner in colour. It is a summer visitor from April and May onwards, and breeds mainly in western areas of Britain. Pied flycatchers may be seen sitting patiently on a perch, waiting for a chance to fly out and catch their insect prey in mid air.  They also search for insects on tree trunks and on the grou...
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Big Butterfly Count

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Narrows Wood July Big Butterfly Count   Each year we Plan to do a Big Butterfly Count at our Small Wood each July. We will pass data collected on to the Butterfly Conservation Group. 21/07/2023 We spotted 4 Species of Butterfly at our Woodland Site, 5 butterflies in our 15 min survey count.  Next year we are hoping to make this an annual Social event with friends & family towards the end of July time. By then the Horseflies should not be a problem as they are active from Early June to July. Then End of July is also a good time to collect the Wild Raspberries at the woods too. July is prime Wild Raspberry Foraging Time! 1 Red Admiral  2 Meadow Brown 1 male & 1 female 2 Large White & 1 Comma
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