Author: Ian Campbell

What will you find to love? What will you find to love this spring in our green spaces? Given the breadth of species to be found in the town’s water… Continue reading Monthly Column March 2025

Team GB in the Bird world Earlier this month a flock of starlings was spotted performing their synchronised dancing in the sky over Station Road, here in Bury' before roosting… Continue reading Monthly Column Feb 2025

Hedgehog Hibernation The weather forecast for the final days of Autumn suggests there’s rain and wind on its way, with temperatures about average for this time of year. Time for… Continue reading Monthly Column Nov 2024

Autumnwatch You might think that’s it for summer, we won’t see much in the way of wildlife until spring. Curtains closed and heating on from now on, but you would… Continue reading Monthly Column Sept 2024

The Deanery Meadow Trial If you think the flowers look a bit trampled in the Charnel House in the Gt Churchyard this week, they have been! That’s because we harvested… Continue reading Monthly Column Aug 2024

Species to spot in July and the Big Butterfly CountJuly is probably the best month of the year to see butterflies in the UK. More than 50 different species are… Continue reading Monthly Column July 2024

Several people have reported Barn Owl sightings on the meadows recently, and BWMG trustee Christopher Cross was able to get these images as the light was fading one evening. The… Continue reading Monthly Column June 2024

Bury BioBlitz Our flagship event, the Bury BioBlitz The third annual “Bury BioBlitz” takes place tomorrow, Saturday May 18th at the bottom of the Abbey Gardens alongside the Lark.  The… Continue reading Monthly Column May 2024