Starting at 2PM on Sunday 11th August. Come along and hunt for “treasure” and use your finds to make a work of art. Or you can add to the big weaving loom – either bring along some grasses or plant material, or find something in the wood.
Read more →It’s been a month of very varied weather from windy and wet days interspersed with blisteringly hot ones including the hottest temperature officially recorded in the UK at the Cambridge Botanic Garden of 38.7C. It looks like it’s going to be the second hottest year ever recorded
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The July Knowledge Share – Sunday 14th from 2.30pm ‘Nature & Well Being’ – “A Journey through the senses” With an opportunity to do some practical exercises in and around the wood. This event is kindly being hosted by Rachel Giddens. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Summer Picnic Following on straight
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A Pond Dipping event is to be held on Sunday 10th May at 2.30pm, all ages and level of ignorance welcome!! We’ll be exploring what’s in the pond and sharing our knowledge as well as helping to make some homes for insects, frogs and toads.
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Next event – Pond life in, on and above & habitat construction Sunday 12th May 2.30pm. The May event focuses on the pond environment (although if it doent rain hard soon we may just be looking at a deep muddy puddle) Always facinating to see an active
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Jubilee Wood in March March 2019 Jubilee Wood As the weak winter sun dips down behind the trees in the wood, and we welcome the first official days of spring with the vernal equinox, it’s hard not to wish for signs of summer with long days and
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As January comes to a cold end with freezing nights and flurries of the white stuff, it’s difficult not to dream of warmer times and the promise of Spring. In some ways it’s a shame to let our thoughts wander forward too fast as the wood is
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Be sure to save the date, Friday 10th May 2019, for an evening filled with a plethora of plants all for sale, barbeque and bar, planting demonstrations.
Read more →Spring Dragonflies & Damselflies at Jubilee Wood in 2018 During a couple of visits to the Jubilee Wood pond in May 2018, five Odonata species were seen. The first species normally to appear in the year is the Large Red Damselfly. The immature insects venture further afield
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Over the past year Andrew Frost and Barry Dickerson have carried out several moth trapping evenings to record and evaluate the level of moth and butterfly activity in the Jubilee Wood. Andrew has compiled this report on the 2018 findings and the totals thus far since they
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