Hibernation
The temperature is dropping and we have already seen the first frosts. The park’s invertebrates are preparing for hibernation.
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Ten water vole facts
Here are some fascinating facts about water voles:
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While we were clearing the undergrowth from under the veteran oak trees in the copse between Sleepers and Sheep Field, we found the secret place, among the ivy and blackthorn, where somebody had hidden their plastic bags full of dog poop.
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The main task was haloing the oak trees in the boundaries of the copse between Sleepers and Sheep Field.
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Pictures from a rain-soaked park
Somebody thought it was a good idea to hold a firework party in the park!
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Sulphur tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) growing on dead wood in the copse between Sleepers and Sheep Field.
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Woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) in the car park, heavy with berries, climbing through the roses.
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It’s the last Tuesday in the month. The Friends of Southwick Country Park will be meeting in the car park at 9.30am; come and join us.
First frosts
by DKG
Planting for pollinators
If you are visiting the garden centre this weekend, looking for flowers and shrubs to brighten your garden next year, consider planting for our pollinators and especially our dwindling bee populations.
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We were wrong and we apologise; it isn’t Jack o’ Lantern.
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Mail from Ian Bushell:
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Scary fact of the week
An American researcher has concluded that, by 2021, the Amazon rainforest will no longer be able to generate enough rainfall to sustain itself.
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National Reptile Awareness Day
Yesterday was National Reptile Awareness Day and we missed it!
We make a habit of missing these National and International celebratory days. Sorry; we will try to do better.
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