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Woodland Walk at Horderley
Woodland Walk at Horderley Saturday 22nd February 2020 On Saturday 22nd February, a group of 27 met at The Plough Inn in Craven Arms to begin our Woodland Walk with forester, Richard Craven. We carpooled up to the woodland entrance, about a mile away from the pub, and...
Small Birds
Small BirdsBy Rob Rowe (February 2020) Small birds flock through the alder searching for seeds and insects. Siskins their tiny crossed tails silhouetted against the grey sky, long-tailed tits acrobatting their way through the branches. A tree creeper curling...
Notes from the Hill (Feb 2020)
Notes from the HillBy Simon Cooter and the Natural England staff at Rigmoreoak (February 2020) There have been some exciting sightings in recent months of what are very likely to be pine martens in the Stiperstones area. These tree loving mammals, which are related to...
Notes from the Hill (Jan 2020)
Notes from the HillBy Simon Cooter and the Natural England staff at Rigmoreoak (January 2020) In the last ‘Notes from the Hill’ I focused on the Environmental and Climate Emergency that the world is facing. There is unequivocal evidence that the world is rapidly...
Land Mapping Event
Land Mapping EventSunday 8th December 2019 After a catch up with fellow attendees over tea, coffee and cake, Lizzie Hulton-Harrop gave a presentation on how using Google Maps has made managing their farm more efficient. Lizzie explained that she and her Mum, Jane,...
Growing Native Orchids in Meadows and Gardens
Growing Native Orchids in Meadows and GardensA talk by Suzanne Noble hosted by the Marches Meadow Group After a minor technical hitch over the projector we eventually got going and were treated to a fascinating talk given by Suzanne Noble about growing native orchids...
Soil, Food & Wildlife Event
Soil, Food & Wildlife EventSunday 24th November 2019 The first at The Hurst will certainly be one to remember. It was fantastic to be able to use this beautiful venue and we hope it will be the first of many more. Our event took place in the main house and we...
Notes from the Hill (Nov 2019)
Notes from the HillBy Simon Cooter and the Natural England staff at Rigmoreoak (November 2019) So it would seem that we have finally realised that the world is experiencing unprecedented loss of wildlife and that we are in an official Environmental and Climate...
Farm Walk at Partridge Farm
Farm Walk at Partridge FarmOn Wednesday 9th October, we spent a wonderful afternoon at Partridge Farm with James Evans learning about his organic beef and sheep farm. James introduced the event by explaining how he started out as a traditional farmer and after a new...
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