Wildlife to spot in the depths of January The winter solstice December 21st should mean that mornings get lighter from then on, but due to a phenomenon called Equation of… Continue reading Monthly Column Jan 2024
Author: Ian Campbell
Monthly Column Nov 2023
Bury Water Meadows Group held its 10th birthday party this month. Well we thought we were 10, until it was pointed out that our first meeting, to seek help to… Continue reading Monthly Column Nov 2023
Monthly Column Sept 2023
Will Ratty return to the water meadows? Bury Water Meadows Group’s ‘bio-observers’ have been busy recording the diversity of animals and plants in the town centre but one creature they… Continue reading Monthly Column Sept 2023
Monthly Column Aug 2023
Habitat piles for wildlife People often say, when we are working in the meadows or the Great Churchyard, “keep up the good work and thank you for doing all this… Continue reading Monthly Column Aug 2023
Monthly Column July 2023
Himalayan Balsam Invasive Species Control Bury Water Meadow Group volunteers are making a major contribution to controlling the invasive species Himalayan Balsam (HB). For 5 years over 7km of the… Continue reading Monthly Column July 2023
The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 25
These last few weeks have been extraordinary. There have been high temperatures and , more or less, unbroken sunshine. The rainfall figures have been negligible and many gardeners and farmers… Continue reading The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 25
The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 24
Two years ago a few members of the trustees began to toss around the idea that we might host a Bioblitz during 2021. The idea took hold and was discussed… Continue reading The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 24
The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 23
This is an exciting time for our Water Meadows. Spring is always a glorious time but , as our first picture shows,we have some new residents. Our kestrel story began… Continue reading The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 23
The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 22
One of our biodiversity recorders said to me recently that not much seems to happen in the Water Meadows in the winter months. I responded saying that is true in… Continue reading The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 22
Japanese knotweed
Victorian plant hunters, in particular Philip von Siebold, were responsible for bringing many plants back to Britain from all over the world in the 1800s. Several of them have since… Continue reading Japanese knotweed