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Somerset Wildlife Trust - Heart of the Levels Group |
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Written by David German
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Friday, 27 November 2009 00:00 |
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Our new community web site gives us a great opportunity to share our interest in the wealth of wildlife to be found around Curry Rivel.
At this time of the year with the winter becoming colder, wetter and more windy , it is easy to visualise how difficult it is for wildlife to survive. Every autumn much is written about how we can help. The basic need is for the traditional natural habitats to remain available. TV programmes like Autumn Watch and David Attenborough's series, Life, gives us a vivid close up of the harsh reality facing any wild creature. The Somerset Wildlife Trust , in its Autumn Magazine, offers a lot of advice on how we can all make a contribution, for example by leaving some untidy areas of our gardens, leaving berries on shrubs and hedges and growing late flowering plants. Its all too easy to tidy every thing up but wildlife needs places to get food as long as possible and to hibernate. |
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Rare moth spotted in Curry Rivel |
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Written by Deborah Wilkes
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 11:35 |
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David German has spotted a rare Jersey Tiger Moth locally.  Recent observations (article link below) show that this stunning moth is spreading North from Jersey as summers get warmer in the South of England. See his Wildlife section for more information on local wildlife.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1298977/Rare-Jersey-Tiger-moth-reaches-London-time-warm-summers-make-leave-Channel-Islands.html#ixzz0wmNqevDk |
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Walk round East Field |
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Written by David German
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Saturday, 19 June 2010 14:30 |
Now is a good time to visit the old rugby field now called East Field. You will enjoy the lovely views across the moors to Hambridge and beyond towards Ilminster. In the field which is rich in native plants and flowers you see many Meadow Brown and Common Blue butterflies and soon the Marbled White. Pyramidal Orchids have just started showing amongst the grasses and can be seen from the path as can many other flowering plants. The recently laid hedge along Holdens Way is regrowing well and the new hedge planted in the adjacent field is in its third summer and growing well with a variety of native hedge trees. After your walk it would be good to hear from you on the Forum page. |
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Wildlife Watch Club |
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Written by David German
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 09:55 |
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Somerset Wildlife Trust is very pleased to announce the launch of The Heart of the Levels Wildlife Watch Club for children and their families.
A special opportunity for nature lovers and their families to explore the wonderful world of wildlife.
The Club's next meeting will be on Sunday July 25th between 2.30 and 4.30 pm at Playses Orchard Farm in Hambridge.
We very much hope you will be able to come along. If you would like to do so or if you need more information please call Rosemary Webber on 07528 752537
You can find out more about these educational clubs from the Wildlife Trusts web site at this address:
http://www.somersetwildlife.org/wildlife_watch.php
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Next Wildlife Event |
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Written by David German
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 00:00 |
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Our Next event will be on 21st Sept when we have Edward Wells coming to talk about Bats. Ed is very knowledgeable on the subject and has spent many years involved in their conservation.
Talk in the United Reform Church Hall, Somerton at 7 pm for tea or coffee and 7.30 start of the talk.
Ed will tell us about the different species of bats to be found in Somerset about their lifestyles and where they live.
3RD Annual Workshop for Art and Wildlife.
Somerset Wildlife Trust , Heart of the Levels Group.
For the third year we ran our Art and Wildlife workshops on June 27th. Jenny Graham, a well known Somerset artist helped us look at the countryside and wildlife through artist’s eyes. The challenge was to explore and capture our own artistic interpretations in drawing, photography, creative writing or some other way. Eve Kerswill helped and encourage us to put ideas onto paper through creative writing.
This year Isle Abbotts Village Hall was the venue and followed the same programme as before. We started with an introduction , then a walk for ideas, then practical interpretation in the Hall.
We hope this workshop will continue to be a relaxed and friendly way to try your hand at capturing images of nature and wildlife. If photographers bring a laptop it is helpful for viewing digital photos.If you received the Winter 2009 Wildlife Trust magazine you will have seen on the cover a photo taken during one of our sessions last year.
Isle Abbotts is a lovely and small village surrounded by open countryside which provided plenty of ideas for workshop activities. We are grateful to Jenny for supporting our event.
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