He also reports that a grebe is back on the Granta Park lake.
Monday, 31 March 2014
Early Bird
On 30 March, George found this 'early bird' in the middle of the road outside the Thatch next door in the High Street. It is believed to be a Dunnock.
He also reports that a grebe is back on the Granta Park lake.
He also reports that a grebe is back on the Granta Park lake.
Sunday, 23 March 2014
South Cambridgeshire District Council Community Awards - 20th March 2014
Abington
Naturewatch was awarded third place in the Community Pride Award - Improving the
environment section. We have a framed certificate which we hope to hang in the Abington Institute.
Dates for your diary - 2014 programme
to be confirmed
To be kept informed and reminded about forthcoming events, please join the mailing list (usually email). Contact details below.
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Date
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Venue
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Description
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Saturday
March 15th 10:30
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Abington
Institute
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Members’
meeting
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Thursday March
27th am
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Visit to
Hayley Wood
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Flora - Oxlips
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Sat April
12th 10:30
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River
Sampling
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May 19th-31st TBC evening
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Beech Wood
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Flora - Helleborines
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May 23rd
to 26th all day
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Around GA
& LA
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Birdwatch
– Recording
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May 30th
19:30
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Abington
Institute
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Talk –
Fleam Dyke &
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Weds June
18th 18:30
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Wicken Fen
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Birds, Flora & Mammals
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Tues July
1st evening
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River
Sampling
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Sat July 5th
morning
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Fen
Drayton
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Birds, Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Thurs July
17th evening
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Old
Railway Line
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Flora
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Weds July
30th morning
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Devils
Dyke
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Butterflies & Flora
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Tues
August 12th 18:30
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River
Sampling
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Late
summer TBC
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Great Fen
Visit
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Date TBC
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Audrey Bugg’s garden
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Overnight Moth Trapping
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Date TBC
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Marion Rusted’s garden
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Overnight Moth Trapping
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September 20th
TBC
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Abington
Institute
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Celebration
of World Rivers day –
Fauna
sampling & study, open meeting
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Autumn
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Abington Institute
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Talk on fungi
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Autumn
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Fungus foray
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October TBC
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Abington Institute
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Members’ meeting
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Monday, 17 March 2014
Bumble bee
This large Bumble Bee came to visit us in Church Lane on 2nd March but had to be helped out as he couldn't get out of the window!
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
Saturday, 1 March 2014
Signs of Spring
David took these photos on 22nd February:
Jennifer took these photos on Sunday 26th February:
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| Canada geese on Granta Park lake |
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| Sluice wood in the early spring sunshine |
Jennifer took these photos on Sunday 26th February:
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| Violets on the Recreation Ground near Great Abington church |
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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.
