Rooted Christmas trees for the Jubilee Wood

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Rooted Christmas trees for the Jubilee Wood

Here’s something to ponder on the lead up to  Christmas. What type of tree will it be sat in the corner of the room, heavily draped in tinsel and a fine looking fairy/angel / Action Man adorning the leading tip.  There are a couple of ex Christmas trees (Nordic fir trees) that have successfully grown in the Jubilee Wood from pot bound 2ft tall specimens to a healthy 10ft to 12ft. It does take time for them to get going and weed control is a must around the base.

There is always room for more specimen trees and evergreens so if you would give consideration to buying a rooted Christmas tree and donate it after the festive season we will endeavour to plant it in a good growing medium and the usual caveat with the natural world, despite the best endeavours it may not grow.

 

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Moth Night

By on September 10, 2017   /   Home page latest news, News stories and reports   /   3 Comments
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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, mostly moths and the occasional Grasshopper. Its good to report that the wood is healthy in terms of the expected and noted finds in all things moth.

I’m grateful to Andrew Frost and his two colleagues for taking the time to come and survey the Jubilee Wood. They may revisit in the autumn to find species that are more likely to be found in that time of the year.

 

Species List for Great Gidding, Jubilee Wood 28-08-2017
Code Taxon Vernacular Number of lights where recorded
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 2
125 Emmetia marginea 1
229 Monopis obviella 1
455 Ypsolopha scabrella 1
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 1
937 Agapeta hamana 1
965 Cochylis hybridella 2
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 2
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1305 Agriphila tristella 2
1331 Acentria ephemerella Water Veneer 2
1336 Eudonia pallida 2
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1413 Hypsopygia costalis Gold Triangle 2
1439 Trachycera advenella 1
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 2
1742 Camptogramma bilineata Yellow Shell 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 2
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 2
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 1
1894 Chiasmia clathrata Latticed Heath 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1914 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn 1
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 2
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
2133 Xestia sexstrigata Six-striped Rustic 2
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 2
2194 Mythimna albipuncta White-point 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 2
2269 Atethmia centrago Centre-barred Sallow 1
2298 Amphipyra berbera svenssoni Svensson’s Copper Underwing 1
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine’s Rustic 1
2439 Plusia festucae Gold Spot 1
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 2
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2
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Moth Night

By on August 27, 2017   /   Community, Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events   /   Leave a comment
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Moth Night

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 in high summer ! Last times moth night pictures as a taster.

 

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Videos of ‘topping-out’ of Great Gidding Mill

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Videos of 'topping-out' of Great Gidding Mill

On 21st April as work progresses on the transformation of the mill in Great Gidding, the village turned out to see the final ‘topping-out’ of the project. On a bright and sunny morning a crane arrived to lift the new roof into place onto of the mill tower.

As these ‘major’ events are quite rare in our villages several residents videoed the occasion…

Video by Paul Crank and Michael Trolove

Full time-lapse video by Michael Trolove

Video by Bruce Jordan

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Jubilee Wood maintenance weekends

By on November 29, 2014   /   Community, Great Gidding, Home page latest news, Jubilee Wood news, The Environment   /   Leave a comment
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Jubilee Wood maintenance weekends

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 of December. If you want to join in then its a 10am start, bring some stout gloves and some tree loppers or secateurs. We will be concentrating on the boundary hedge between the Wood and the Allotments next time. But in the meantime, thank you to those who have already volunteered their time.

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The Great Gidding Close Up Quiz – The Answers

By on July 5, 2012   /   Home page latest news, News stories and reports, The Environment   /   Leave a comment
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The Great Gidding Close Up Quiz - The Answers

Welcome to The Great Gidding Close up Quiz.

If you lived in the village at the time of the Golden Jubilee celebration in 2002 you will recall that we offered a paper based quiz that asked you to identify close up photographs of certain locations around the Parish of Great Gidding. This is an updated version to accommodate the computer and smart phone generation. You may be able to guess some locations from the comfort of your seat in front of the computer but a walk round the village will nail the difficult locations and keep your eyes open when travelling out towards the parish boundaries. All the photographs are taken from public areas. Google Street View may help in some cases.

How to enter – Identify where or what the photograph is, either by house number or descriptive location. The closer the better. When you have identified as many locations as you can fill in the comments box at the foot of this page using a 1,2,3 order and send it in.

The quiz will run until 1pm on Saturday the 23rd June. The winner will be announced at the Mid Summer Picnic on the following day. A wider view photograph will also be posted with location text after this date.

A modest prize will be awarded to the most accurate entry.

Good luck

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Jubilee Wood Midsummer Picnic

By on June 26, 2012   /   Community, Home page latest news, Jubilee Wood news   /   Leave a comment
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Jubilee Wood Midsummer Picnic

Sunday June 24th started off in much the same vein as nearly all the previous days of the month, wet. The forecast was positive so the message went out that the picnic was on.

No sooner had electronic mail delivered the good news, the heavens opened and it chucked it down. Luckily by picnic time the sun had decided to shine. So the annual trudge to the Jubilee Wood with food and seating paid off. A grand gathering of villagers sitting in the sunshine getting trench foot but enjoying the conversation and the snail racing. Next year 2013 will be the 10th year of planting the Jubilee Wood so a special picnic is called for so I propose a 1pm start on Sunday June 23rd. The long term weather forecast is positive although it might rain.

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A wet Sunday in the Jubilee Wood

By on June 8, 2012   /   Home page latest news, Jubilee Wood news, News stories and reports   /   Leave a comment
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A wet Sunday in the Jubilee Wood

Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee with a special tree planting ceremony

It seemed a good idea at the time, a coffee morning in the Jubilee Wood with a special tree to be planted in recognition of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration. Oh how it rained, the ground waterlogged, the long grass sopping wet but we are made of stern stuff in the Giddings and we didn’t let a major weather event dampen our fortitude (42mm of rain over Saturday night and all day Sunday)

To help us celebrate, our special guest Mr Neil McKittrick,  a deputy Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire planted  a tree, a Cratageus  Prunifolia. This is an attractive Hawthorn that has good autumn colours and long lasting red berries that the birds will enjoy. The tree will remind all those who attended  of the atrocious conditions and the absurdity of drinking coffee in the temporary visitor centre.

Special thanks.

A special thank you to Tony and Pat Scott for the suggestion of the tree and the link to our special guest. We know that Tony is not enjoying the best of health at the moment so we we wish him well for the future.

Thanks to all who supported the event and Rachel for coping with the coffee duties in trying conditions.

 

 

 

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About The History group

By on April 27, 2012   /   Giddings history   /   1 Comment
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About The History group

General information about the Group:
Meetings take place on the third Wednesday (September to April) and are very informal (no committee or agenda) and quite often we are just chatting about times past and memories, you don’t have to attend each one but would be really pleased if you would like to join us. The venue is usually the Fox and Hounds Pub and sometimes the Village Hall.

We have a growing collection of recordings of Gidding villagers talking about their memories – if you would like to take part please contact us. We have recently started to gather together photographs, newspaper articles and documents which have been generously donated to the Group and will be stored at the Village Hall. We welcome any additions to this collection, so please don’t throw anything away that may be of interest to the Group and/or future researchers of village/family/local history – what you may think is rubbish could be just what someone else is looking for.

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