Tag: nature
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Event: Water vole field sign survey running from 29th – 30th October
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 on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th October from 9am till 4pm. The canal and riverbanks will be walked and the vegetation will be searched for field…
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Kilkhampton Common – Summer 2015
In the last few months, the common has awoken and flourished. Butterflies have started to emerge, small pearl bordered fritillaries (Boloria selene) have once again returned and the first recordings of small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) this year which brings the total to 22 species of butterflies on the Common so far. The fields at the…
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Kilkhampton Parish News – Summer 2014
Work on the Commons since the Spring has been limited to general maintenance and the surfacing of the path at the top of the Commons alongside the pond and picnic bench.
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Kilkhampton Parish News – Spring 2014
Given the dreadful wet weather earlier in the year, we brought all the breeding ewes indoors towards the end of February and of course then the sun came out! Still, they are all happy enough feeding on Dennis’s prize winning hay
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Kilkhampton Parish News – Winter 2013/2014
Dennis and Shaun have been hard at work on the Commons restoring the old wall supporting the tree bank along the track just after the stream crossing at the bottom of the hill. We think that this wall, along with the one along the western boundary, may date back to the 17th century so both…
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Kilkhampton Parish News – April 2012
Westland Countryside Stewards (WCS) was set up by the WGP Group in October 2010 with the aim of securing and managing land of environmental value in the Kilkhampton area. Wherever possible, the aim is to make such land available for the benefit of the local community.