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Creating a Holding Pen
AGM 18th May 2021 at 19.30
Below are the minutes of the last AGM from 2019.
This year’s AGM will be via a ZOOM meeting. Invitations to join will be via a link which will be added to the Trust’s website within a post such as this.
https://www.ekwt.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/EKWT-AGM-Minutes-15-May-2019-1.doc
Lockdown Challenge
Where the wild things are:
Lockdown challenge!
We’ve created an educational challenge for you all to take part in.
We’ve hidden 30 images of a wide range of wildlife across our four reserves.
Your challenge is to find them. Once you do, you will find a folder close by which contains information sheets about the species you have found. Where to find the wild things:
- Ox Close woods: 15 to find
- Elliker’s field & wood: 6 to find
- Frank Shire’squarry: 4 to find
- East Keswick Marsh: 5 to find
On each sheet you will see a key word at the top. The first 10 people to message us all 30 of the key words will each win a tree to plant! This is a great excuse to get out walking enjoying nature, explore our reserves & learn. We ask that you take one sheet per group please, and zip up the folder,- returning it to where it was found. You are welcome to take the sheets home with you, or leave them for others to use if you wish. We would mention also, if you take your dogs along with you to please remember these are nature reserves so to keep them on leads please. If you need any further information, for example where to find some of the reserves please message us. We really hope you enjoy exploring the wild places where we live, remember to leave only footprints..good luck hunting! 
Supporting wildlife conservation in your local area has never been more important so please do join the Trust & become a member! You can join at: https://www.ekwt.org.uk/get-involved/membership/
Artwork for Sale
One of our members, Jinny Casey, enjoys painting and offers some of her, and other, work for sale here. They are all original works of art of animals, plants and landscapes and are framed. Each piece is priced at £20.00 and all donations will go to the Trust.
Jinny advises that she could deliver locally and suggests that the donation be put in an envelope for her collection during delivery.
If you are interested, please contact info@ekwt.org.uk
Weekend Workparty
For those who are unable to join us on Fridays, on the Sundays of 1st December and 2nd February we will be holding Weekend Workparties. Families included.
Tasks will include hedge planting and making brash piles. Please bring a snack, gloves, suitable clothing and footwear.
Meet in Crabtree Lane car park at 10am. For further information, contact melanie@ekwt.org.uk
The Children’s Event for this Saturday 15th June is full.
We’re sorry that there are no more places available for this event.
If you have booked, please bring something to sit on.
Dogs in the reserve must be on a short lead at all times.
Many thanks.
Summer Bird Survey
A small group, six adults and two children, made the usual tour of the parish looking for as many bird species as could be identified; both by sight and call.
It has been very noticeable that there have been very few Swallows this year. They migrate to Britain over the Sahara from South Africa and travel in daylight up to 200 miles a day.
Being such a small bird they are sensitive to changes and can be affected badly by storms, very dry or very wet conditions and food availability. Their reduced numbers have been been noted throughout Europe.
On the other hand, there were a good number of Wrens calling all around the parish. It’s likely that the relatively mild winter has aided their survival rate.
A total of 42 species were identified (in the order they were seen or heard)….
- House Sparrow
- Robin
- Wood Pigeon
- Red Kite
- Starling
- Lapwing
- Blackbird
- House Martin
- Rook
- Dunnock
- Blue Tit
- Swift
- Magpie
- Chaffinch
- Chiff Chaff
- Yellow Hammer
- Wren
- Crow
- Buzzard
- Pheasant
- Long-tailed Tit
- Tree Sparrow
- Jackdaw
- Greater Spotted Woodpecker
- Swallow
- Skylark
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Pied Wagtail
- Mallard
- Moorhen
- Curlew
- Green Woodpecker
- Goldcrest
- Goldfinch
- Black-headed Gull
- Song Thrush
- Reed Bunting
- Jay
- Great Tit
- Blackcap
- Greenfinch
- Coal Tit
The next (Winter) bird survey will take place in early 2020, the date of which will be arranged this Autumn. Keep an eye on Forthcoming Events above and in the next Newsletter.
Corporate volunteer day
One of our members works for Network Rail and, on 26th October, he organised a “Corporate Event” in Ox Close with his colleagues. The day was a great success. The day started by filling and lighting one of the charcoal kilns and other activitied included moving logs and using the stock trailer to round up the cows from the Marsh to transfer them to the wood. The burn produced a respectable 41 bags of charcoal.
The kiln is nearly ready for lighting
The Dexters are moved to Ox Close for a few weeks.
Children’s Pizza Event and Charcoal Burn
The Children’s Pizza Event and Charcoal Burn on 30 June was a great success.
Approximately 50 children arrived with their families and about 90 pizzas were made.
Other activities included painting, willow whittling and clay modelling.
A good day out
Whittling
Children’s drawings
Clay man
Making pizzas
The pizza oven in action