Thank you to Julian for these interesting observations: What a summer to remember!
Category: wildlife
Its Bees Needs Week this week. Its an annual event co-ordinated by Defra. Here is the link to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust website for more information: https://www.bumblebeeconservation.
I will post these in the Events page - but for those who receive notification of blog updates please note these: Ranger Ramble at Dinefwr Tuesday 15th May, 1.
Plantlife are looking for volunteers for the National Plant Monitoring Scheme, which is a new habitat-based plant monitoring scheme designed by BSBI, CEH, Plantlife and JNCC.
No doubt there will be plenty of options on National Meadows Day on 7 July - but here is one. Its been sent to us by the Marches Meadows Group.
Thank you Andrew for sourcing the article below and the lovely photograph (Bombus Humilis on Devil's Bit Scabious) : This is a very good summary of a research paper recently
Very little gets written on these pages specifically about livestock on members' meadows. Probably rightly so, but after Rachel's plug for pictures, here's a little piece about our own experiences.
Many thanks to Andrew Martin for this piece: We are very fortunate at our place to have a pair of barn owls which both roost and breed in a box