The Woodlands.co.uk Blog - Wildlife
Moths at Coed Onnen
Here is a fascinating slide show of moths found at Coed Onnen in the Gower Ash Woods Special Conservation Area. This woodland is for sale through Woodlands.co.uk. Many thanks to Chris Manley who took these beautiful photos. Read more…
Claro Tree Sparrow Project, 2009
A request to all woodland owners for assistance with the Claro Tree Sparrow Project from David Watkins, project manager:
Woodland Courses 2009 Pt 2
Whatever you want to learn, there’s a course out there for you. Here is a brief selection from some of our favourite suppliers for the rest of the summer and up to the end of the year. Read more…
Wild Boar and Woodland Regeneration
Despite their reputation for causing damage, it might be time to review the notoriety of the wild boar. The very thing that makes farmers and landowners in Kent and Sussex shudder, can also help regenerate woodland.
Woodland Butterflies
With Spring approaching butterflies are starting appear once more. Peacocks and Comma butterflies, which overwinter as adults (wings closed to blend in with wood and old leaves), can be seen on Spring days. The fast and purposeful Comma often aggressively patrols clearings at about head height, often returning to the same location every few minutes. If you startle one, just take a step back and wait quietly for it to return.
Woodland Courses 2009 Pt 1
Now that you have your new 2009 diary, book some time to brush up your woodland skills or learn new ones. From the purely practical to the extremely esoteric, whatever you want to learn, there’s a course out there for you.
Bats in the Woods - Bat surveys
Now that the weather has turned colder, most bats will have found their spot to hibernate for the winter. November is a good time to carry out a bat survey of your wood, when the leaves have dropped from the trees and it’s easier to see possible bat roosts.
Badger Watching for Beginners
It is evening, about 7pm and still light. A lone robin sings from the understorey and the repeated notes of a song thrush call from the distance. I am sitting in a woodland looking at a huge mound of earth and I feel a bit of lemon really. It is normally at this time that I sometimes have my doubts as it seems improbable that Britain’s most easily recognised and iconic mammal, renowned for being shy and nocturnal, will emerge from the safety of its home in daylight and within just a few metres of where I am sitting. Read more…