This winter we will be making changes to our website.
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SCPLNR
The school holidays have started
Continue reading “SCPLNR”No Mow May
Have you joined Plantlife’s No Mow May Movement yet?
Continue reading “No Mow May”Orchard Blossom Day
by David Feather
Today, April 28th is designated Orchard Blossom Day but, sadly, we have no event scheduled for that Sunday in or related to our heritage orchard.
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Muntjac
A message from an early-bird dog walker:
I spotted a Muntjac deer this morning, about 5 o’clock whilst walking my dog, who luckily is always kept on his lead. It was In the hedgerow that runs along the path from the carpark towards Studley, just one by itself only. Is this a species you are aware of?
I was very surprised to see it so close to a built up area which has quite considerable footfall. But for well over a year I haven’t haven’t seen the larger deer which frequented the park.
Fritillary
Julie Newblé has sent in the first photograph of this year’s snake’s head fritillaries.
Thanks Julie.
Great British Spring Clean
Have you joined The Great British Spring Clean yet? This is a yearly event, happening this year between the 15th and the 31st of March. Already, just two days in, individuals and groups have pledged to collect almost 360,000 bags of litter.
Continue reading “Great British Spring Clean”No motorbikes, please
by Clive Knight
Last weekend the Friends received information that motor bikes were heard on the reserve late one evening in one of the copses.
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Occasionally, while we are clearing the undergrowth in the reserve’s copses, we find the secret places, among the ivy and blackthorn, where somebody has hidden their plastic bags full of dog poop.
Continue readingStrategic Planning
We have received notice from Wiltshire Council that their Strategic Planning Committee will meet at 10.30am on Wednesday March 6th, at County Hall in Trowbridge to discuss, among other things, Newland Homes’ application (20/09659/FUL) for Full Planning Permission to build fifty houses, an access road and associated landscaping at WHSAP site H2.5 at Upper Studley.
Continue reading “Strategic Planning”Time to Talk
Each year, the first day of February is Time to Talk Day, the nations biggest mental health conversation.
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It’s Big Garden Birdwatch weekend! Sign up, join in and get counting.
The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, has been taking place over the last weekend in January every year since 1979. This is important citizen science: the RSPB uses the information we collect to monitor our native bird populations. Each year, as global warming takes hold and our climate changes, planning for the future of our wildlife becomes more urgent.
Below is a link that will take you to live-feed cameras watching bird feeders across the UK.
Named Storms
Hot on the heels of Storm Isha comes Jocelyn, the season’s tenth named storm.
Continue readingTree felling
by Ian Bushell
After Alan and Sarah had set off to litter-pick their way along the Lambrok, the rest of the Wednesday Work Party made its way to the hard path by the tributary stream where a hanging branch on a dead Ash tree had been reported as a possible danger to visitors.
Continue reading “Tree felling”All clear!
We have cleared the fallen tree from the School Lane entrance. Well done the Wednesday Work Party!
Fallen tree
Facebook message from Barb: Thurs 08:48
The way into the Park from School Lane, Southwick, is completely blocked by a fallen tree.
Please don’t do this…
Every winter we get reports of people leaving food, presumably for our wildlife, somewhere in the reserve. Please, don’t do this.
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Season’s Greetings
from FoSCP
The website team will be taking a few days away from its keyboard. Have a great Christmas and we’ll be back on the 27th.
Christmas bird table
Treat your garden birds with a Christmas bird table. Here are some suggestions:
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A frosty night
The forecast is for a frosty night. The reserve is stunning in an early morning frost so if you are one of our early morning walkers, please don’t forget your camera – and send us your pictures.
Please send full sized pictures to friendsofscp@outlook.com. Sadly, it is no longer possible to send high res pictures via Facebook messenger.
Header Image: drone shot of a frosty reserve by Simon Knight
Reserve 2024 Calendar
by Simon Knight
The reserve has given me a lot over the past few years.
Continue reading “Reserve 2024 Calendar”Work party
There is a problem at the wooden footbridge into Village Green.
Continue reading “Work party”To the rescue
by Ali Rasey
We had a cygnet episode at Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve!
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An apple a day …
by David Feather
Our orchard was planted as part of a nationwide project to create Community Orchards across the UK. There is a website called The Orchard Project which supports local efforts. It is worth looking at as it has lots of interesting information and some recipes.
Continue readingProtecting the stream
Remember all those hazel stakes we cut, back at the beginning of October?
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Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve 