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
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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
The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 21
Writing Chronicle 21 at the beginning of the New Year 2002, I am thinking about the events that have been notable over the last two months. My thoughts go straight… Continue reading The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 21
Bury St Edmunds Bioblitz
Bury will be hosting a Bioblitz on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st May 2022 as part of a series of events celebrating 1,000 years since the founding of St. Edmunds… Continue reading Bury St Edmunds Bioblitz
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
Article for WildEast Newsletter
The prospect of losing a 50-acre field in the middle of Bury St Edmunds to a hotel and leisure complex, led to the formation of the Bury Water Meadows Group… Continue reading Article for WildEast Newsletter
Second year of multi-year habitat management in Ram Meadow
In the autumn of 2020 BWMG volunteers began the first year of our multi-year habitat management for the open water scrape in Ram Meadow. The objective is to open up… Continue reading Second year of multi-year habitat management in Ram Meadow
The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 20
These last few weeks have been strange days. The weather has been very variable; sometimes it has felt more like a mild winter’s day. Occasionally there has been a glimpse… Continue reading The Water Meadow Chronicles, part 20