Community Hedge Planting at Bardsey Fields, Saturday 1st March

We will be meeting at Bardsey school car park at 10.00am on Saturday 1st March for a community hedge and tree planting session. This is an ideal activity for adults and children alike, so please do join us if you can – families are very welcome.

Please bring a spade and gloves if possible. The site is likely to be muddy and uneven, so make sure that you are wearing appropriate footwear.

This activity is subject to weather conditions, so please keep an eye on the website or Facebook page for any updates closer to the time.

Winter Bird Survey Results

Yesterday 21 adults and children joined us for the annual winter bird survey and it was lovely to welcome a number of people who had not been before.

We saw a total of 39 species, which is a good count for a survey in winter, although we did not see some species that would have been expected such as Goldcrest, Lapwing, Goosander and Collared Dove.

Here is a list of the species seen:

  • Heron
  • Canada goose
  • Greylag goose
  • Mallard
  • Mandarin duck
  • Moorhen
  • Herring gull
  • Black headed gull
  • Common gull
  • Kestrel
  • Sparrowhawk
  • Red kite
  • Buzzard
  • Crow
  • Rook
  • Jackdaw
  • Magpie
  • Jay
  • Starling
  • Wood pigeon
  • Feral pigeon
  • Bullfinch
  • Chaffinch
  • Goldfinch
  • Greenfinch
  • Chiff chaff
  • House sparrow
  • Dunnock
  • Greater spotted woodpecker
  • Robin
  • Wren
  • Blue tit
  • Great tit
  • Blackbird
  • Song thrush
  • Redwing
  • Fieldfare
  • Pheasant
  • Skylark