Astound your friends with your entomological knowledge this month. Simply point to any bumblebee you see and say with absolute certainty "oh look, it's a female". How can you be… Continue reading Bumblebees in March
Category: News
Deer Exclosures to monitor excessive deer damage
An exclosure prevents deer grazing/browsing in a representative area of a habitat and is used to demonstrate, for a period of a few years, the difference between areas with no… Continue reading Deer Exclosures to monitor excessive deer damage
Work party news
Work party dates for your diaries. As always, an invitation will arrive about 10 to 14 days before the date. When you reply, the WP Leader will send you more… Continue reading Work party news
Bury Bioblitz 2023
Friday 19th and Saturday 20th May Members stepped up admirably last year to help us run what was our most ambitious project yet and we are looking for more of the same… Continue reading Bury Bioblitz 2023
Our snowdrops are multiplying
Recently, on a walk in Ram Meadow to work out which ditch needs our attention next, not only did we watch a kingfisher for several minutes going backwards and forwards… Continue reading Our snowdrops are multiplying
Defend Nature!
It’s no longer safe for a bee or hoverfly living in a nature reserve. Or, for that matter, any area being managed for wildlife such as our meadows. The UK… Continue reading Defend Nature!
Sightings in the Meadows
The biodiversity survey team have agreed to continue their recording sessions through the winter. So for the first time we will have data all year round. In January there are… Continue reading Sightings in the Meadows
Work parties continue apace
Next dates are:Sunday 12th February Saturday 25th February Wednesday 8th MarchSaturday 18th MarchFriday 31st March We had a very good start to our work party year on Wednesday 18th January. Whether it was the… Continue reading Work parties continue apace
The Water Meadows Chronicles, part 27
Last Friday (24/02/2023) was an important day in the Bury Water Meadows Group calendar. It was AGM day and the meeting was held at the Quaker Meeting House. The meeting… Continue reading The Water Meadows Chronicles, part 27
The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 26
Earlier this year the BWMG was asked to put together a submission as part of the Bury in Bloom bid to win the Anglia in Bloom competition. We put together… Continue reading The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 26