Tag: nature
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Kilkhampton Common walks in June
A big thank you to everyone who attended our two guided walks of Kilkhampton Common on June 11th and 16th. The guided walk allowed both new visitors and familiar faces a chance to discover the wildlife on the common, and learn more about Westland Countryside Stewards. Reconnecting with local nature Our charity aim is to…
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Funding of a mower for Kilkhampton Common
It’s time to get the lawn mower out! Summer is fast approaching. I’m sure everyone with a lawn is noticing the grass is growing vigorously and they’re out with the mower more frequently. The same applies to Kilkhampton common. As well as the hedgerows, the grass pathways are sprouting.
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Charity to attend Kilkhampton Village Fete and offer Guided Walk of Kilkhampton Common
Spring has certainly sprung and as summer approaches the common is alive with wildlife and the trees are once again in leaf. It’s an enjoyable place to visit at any time of year but when everything is flourishing and the weather is fine, the common is a natural haven to escape to. If you need…
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Spring Water Vole Survey – volunteer and learn more about the life and habitat of ‘Ratty’
We are happy to announce that we will be running our Spring water vole field sign survey in the Bude catchment and invite you to volunteer. Surveying will run on Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd May from 9 am to 4 pm. The canal and river banks will be walked and the vegetation will be searched…
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Event: Autumn Water Vole Survey at Bude
We are happy to announce that we will be running our Autumn water vole field sign survey in the Bude catchment and invite you to volunteer. Surveying will run from Monday 24th to Wednesday 26th October from 9am till 4pm. You can come and join in for any length of time. The canal and riverbanks will be walked and…
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Event: Spring Water Vole Survey
We are happy to announce that we will be running our Spring water vole field sign survey in the Bude catchment and invite you to volunteer. Surveying will run on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th April from 9am till 4pm. The canal and riverbanks will be walked and the vegetation will be searched for field signs…
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Lambing on Kilkhampton Common
We would like to inform the local community that Westland Barton are currently lambing their Castlemilk Moorit ewes on the Kilkhampton Common. The first few lambs have been born and are doing well. As with all breeds having a lamb to protect can be a stressful time, but more so with the Castlemilk as they…
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Spring 2016 on Kilkhampton Common
After the cold winter, the Common is starting to show signs of spring. The first butterfly surveys have been completed showing small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) and peacock (Aglais io) butterflies have already started to emerge. Within the next couple of months, the Common will be covered with butterflies and surveying them starts to get more…
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2015 Vita Bee Health Initiative Award Winners
It was exciting news to hear that the Devon Apicultural Research Group (DARG) was recently awarded the Pinnacle Winner of the first Vita Honeybee Health Initiative Award for research in the Done Laying Queen Survey in 2012. Westland Countryside Stewards played a significant part in supporting the project with a donation of £1000 which investigated…
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Kilkhampton Common – Autumn 2015
Throughout the summer, the Common has been awash with butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies. A total of 1186 butterflies were recorded this year, a 700 decrease from last year, even with the new transects, although this seems to be the case across the UK this year.