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Coombe Hill and Cobney Meadows on 21 October
Little sign of any rise in water levels in the Severn Vale: at the GWT reserve at Coombe Hill, the north scrape was till dry, there was just a small puddle…
Black nightshade in maize stubble
Fodder maize in a Standish field was harvested during the week. Gulls and woodpigeons are feasting on the dropped cobs. I’ve taken the opportunity to check the weed flora hoping…
White Pheasant
I saw this white pheasant today in my garden at Caudle Green. Is this simply an albino? The iris is blue.
Discovering Bats Day – John Moore Museum – Saturday 28th October
A Live Animal Event Organiser John Moore Museum Date Saturday 28th October 2017 Time Four sessions to choose from: 10.30am to 11.30am 11.45am to 12.45pm 2.30pm to 3.30pm 3.45pm to…
Tubular water-dropwort in Gloucestershire
As part of our HLF funded pond monitoring project PondNet, Freshwater Habitats Trust are seeking records of a number of declining wetland plant species including Tubular water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa from…
New Curlew conservation website – www.curlewcall.org
As noted in several recent issues of GNS NEWS, much attention has been devoted in recent years to Curlews in Gloucestershire, both wintering birds on the Severn Estuary, and breeding birds…
Another ringing session at Ashleworth Ham on 1 August
This was the ninth session out of twelve in the British Trust for Ornithology’s Constant Ringing effort at Ashleworth, three each month from May to August. This study has been going…
Interesting observations at Coombe Hill, even in dry conditions
Recent rain in Gloucester hasn’t raised water levels at the GWT reserve at Coombe Hill; the north scrape is completely dry, and the south scrape is almost dry – just…
Ringing at Ashleworth
Yesterday 22 July we carried out another of the regular Constant Effort Site ringing sessions at Ashleworth, where no hay has as yet been cut on the GWT reserve. Outwardly,…
Strawberry theft by small animal
We have several raised beds with strawberry plants, and nearby another bed with courgette plants. They are all contained in a cage covered in chicken wire, to keep out the…
Curlews along the Avon
I had a very interesting day looking at Curlews along the River Avon, both the Worcestershire and Gloucestershire banks, on 1 July. One site on the Gloucestershire bank is a Lammas meadow, cut…