Jennifer saw these on the Recreation Ground:
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| Celandine |
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| Violets - near river |
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| Cowslip |
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Spring has arrived!
Spring flowers are springing up all round.
Jennifer saw these on the Recreation Ground:
and these are appearing in our back garden:
Jennifer saw these on the Recreation Ground:
Monday, 30 March 2015
2015 Dates for your diary
ABINGTON
NATUREWATCH 2015
Provisional Dates
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Date
|
Venue
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Responsible
|
Description
|
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January 24-25th
|
Abington
|
DT
|
RSPB Garden
Birdwatch
|
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Sat. Feb 28th
|
RSPB Fen
Drayton Lakes
|
DT
|
Birdwatch
via Guided Bus
|
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Sat. March
28th
|
Abington Institute
|
DF
|
Members
meeting
|
|
Sat. 11th
April
|
River Bridge
|
ADN/PB
|
River
Sampling 10.30
|
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Mid May
|
Beech Wood
|
JH/ST
|
|
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May 23rd
– 25th
|
Abington
|
DT
|
Abington
Birdwatch
|
|
Sat. 6th
June
|
TBC
|
JH/DF
|
Moth Trap
Results
|
|
Weds 24th
June
|
River Bridge
|
ADN/PB
|
River
Sampling 18.30
|
|
Sat. 27th
June
|
Wicken Fen
|
JH
|
Dragonflies
10.30
|
|
Tue. 30th
June
|
TBC
|
DF
|
Project Team
|
|
Sat. 11th
July
|
RSPB Lakenheath
|
DT
|
Birdwatch
|
|
Friday 24th
July
|
Devils Dyke
|
JH
|
Butterflies/flora
|
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Sat. 1st
August
|
Roman Road-west
|
JH
|
Butterflies/flora
|
|
Wed. 12th
August
|
River Bridge
|
ADN/PB
|
River
Sampling
|
|
Sat. 15th
August
|
TBC
|
JH/DF
|
Moth Trap
Results
|
|
August
|
Bourn Bridge
Road
|
JH/ST
|
Protected
Verge TBC
|
Friday, 20 March 2015
Bat in High Street
Jennifer found this bat in her garden on a wall hidden behind a fence
panel. She believes it is a Pipistrelle – it is very small as you can see from
the brick it is clinging to.
Saturday, 7 March 2015
Snowdrops in Granta Park
It seems to be a good year for snowdrops. These are in the Southern Wood at Granta Park.
Monday, 2 March 2015
Rivercare & Beachcare Winter Conference 2015
Robin and Peter attended a one day conference at Catton Park in Norwich, hosted by Andrew Walters, Rivercare Project Manager and Robert Martyr, Rivercare Officer.
We were treated to an update on all things RiverCare and BeachCare, notably their campaigns; spreading the message using social media; Biodiversity work for river habitats; a new phone app for recording data, reporting sightings and incidents; and Non-native species. We heard about a project by the Friends of Tove Wetland Pocket Park and told delegates about our Shoal project. There was time for discussion of problems and opportunities.
We were treated to an update on all things RiverCare and BeachCare, notably their campaigns; spreading the message using social media; Biodiversity work for river habitats; a new phone app for recording data, reporting sightings and incidents; and Non-native species. We heard about a project by the Friends of Tove Wetland Pocket Park and told delegates about our Shoal project. There was time for discussion of problems and opportunities.