As suggested in the previous post a second autumn visit might be on the cards and this duly happened. The moth team set up at a couple of locations in the Jubilee Wood on a calm moist September evening. Once again the bright lights shone and the
Read more →Our local moth experts carried out a moth watch on a calm summers evening on the 28th August. Two locations were chosen within the Jubilee Wood and once the equipment was set up and dusk rolled in all the creatures of the night put in an appearance,
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Our local moth experts will be setting up a moth count on the evening of the 28/8/17 in the Jubilee Wood from 9pm. Visitors are welcome but please give our experts a chance to set up. Apologies for the short notice but who could predict summer weather
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Well we are now into the spring equinox & many of us will be enticed into the countryside by the sheer pleasure it brings to those of us who walk, cycle, ride or drive. Everyone is encouraged to make sure though, that they are clearly visible to
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An excellent turnout for the annual trim and tidy of the pathways and hedges around the Jubilee Wood. Another is planned for next week, 30th January from 9.30 am.
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For three consecutive Saturday mornings in November a team of volunteers have been trimming the sides of the main path in the Jubilee Wood, primarily to cut back bramble which was encroaching on to the path way. A fourth Saturday trimming morning is scheduled for the 6th
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2014 has seen an apparent successful breeding season for Barn Owls in the Gidding Parish. At one location I tried to film some evening activity with a new time lapse camera, really just to understand the potential of this type of camera. So it was with surprise and
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Jubilee Wood Winter maintenance The Jubilee Wood is in need of some ground maintenance. The area to the right of the main entrance is encroaching onto the grass ride. A five metre band from the entrance to the central grass area needs to be cleared, leaving
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Social media Pop up Picnic For 10 solid years we have held a midsummer picnic in the Jubilee Wood come rain or shine and the abiding memory is rain and not much shine. This year, 2014 rather than a fixed calendar date for the “Summer Picnic”
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You may have seen the signs but did you know that the National Byway is a 3,300 mile rural cycle network and is a completely entity from the National Cycle Network. Luckily we have both networks passing through our Parish and even sharing the same road for
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