Sunday, 16 March 2014

Blooming Spring in Granta Park and a sad end to migration.

George has been walking round Granta Park again...

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

More signs of Spring

Jennifer took these photos in Cooke's meadow:

White Violets

Violets

Celandine

Saturday, 1 March 2014

Signs of Spring

David took these photos on 22nd February:

Canada geese on Granta Park lake

Sluice wood in the early spring sunshine

Jennifer took these photos on Sunday 26th February:

Violets on the Recreation Ground near Great Abington church

View from the Millennium footbridge...
the river is flowing very clear after the silt was thoroughly scoured by recent high flows

Cedar Cup fungus in Cambridge Road

Derek has found these earth-cup fungi under his cedar tree - believed to be Geopora sumneriana.

This large cup fungus develops initially as an underground sphere before breaking through the soil surface and opening up to form a crown-shaped cup.

Sunday, 16 February 2014

RSPB Garden Birdwatch - 25 and 26 January

A number of members took part in this annual event, observing birds in their garden for an hour over the weekend. Andy M also recorded some of his visitors in photos:

Blackbird

Dunnock

Goldfinch

Robin

Stock Dove

Tuesday, 14 January 2014

A working group including both Granta Park employees and Naturewatch members met on Saturday morning to make up new bird boxes for Granta Park. As a result of their labours, the landscapers will be putting up 10 boxes in each of the three woodland walks there.

Saturday, 11 January 2014

Spring is stirring at Granta Park

Andy M saw his first open Snowdrop and Winter Aconite flowers yesterday, 10th January, along with some Hazel catkins looking lovely in the sun:

The Aims of Abington Naturewatch

At their meeting on 9 April 2005 the members approved this revised version of the aims of Abington Naturewatch:

To monitor and record the wildlife (fauna & flora) within the borders of the Abingtons;
To encourage protection of our wildlife, maintain its quality and foster its diversity;
To promote awareness of the richness, potential and problems of the natural environment of the Abingtons;
To cooperate in improving access to the local natural environment for the benefit of all Abington villagers.

Pat Daunt, Founder

The organisation is informal and communication is by email if possible; members are notified of events from time to time. Contact details are maintained by a small "project team". There is currently no membership fee as costs are covered by voluntary contributions at events.

Members are encouraged to report notable sightings of flora and fauna within the Abingtons to the appropriate sector coordinator and an illustrated record is published annually.

A map of the area covered, with some features noted, is available here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=213774935674882866424.00000111dca2be9f06ab8&z=13>

For more information or to join, please contact David Farrant on (01223) 892871.

Contributions to our records should be sent to sector contacts or either of the above. Photographs may also be submitted to Andy Merryweather (amerryweather61@gmail.com)