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preparing wood for dead hedging

preparing wood for dead hedging

Sign at Hill Rise

Sign at Hill Rise

Peacock Butterfly

Peacock Butterfly

The top meadow

The top meadow

Hill Rise Top Meadow

Hill Rise Top Meadow

The main pond

The main pond

The main meadow and bug hotel

The main meadow and bug hotel

Creating habitat

Creating habitat

Muntjac Deer

Muntjac Deer

Foxcub

Foxcub

The Small Pond

The Small Pond

Woodpecker

Woodpecker

Bulfinch

Bulfinch

The small pond and meadow

The small pond and meadow

Preparing habitat for butterflies

Preparing habitat for butterflies

Hill Rise Avenue

Hill Rise Avenue

Path around the meadow

Path around the meadow

Hill Rise Entrance

Hill Rise Entrance

Thrush

Thrush

The avenue divides

The avenue divides

Fox

Fox

The large pond

The large pond

Foxcubs

Foxcubs

Frogs

Frogs

Preparing habitat for butterflies

Preparing habitat for butterflies

The Green Flag award

The Green Flag award

Frog

Frog

Great Tit

Great Tit

The entrance to Hill Rise

The entrance to Hill Rise

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

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They are very different, but both ponds look a pic They are very different, but both ponds look a picture at the moment
Thanks to PCEBS we now have the pallets needed to Thanks to PCEBS we now have the pallets needed to get started on the bug hotel at Hill Rise.

We've been out getting inspiration, like these beauties from @forest_centre and @theweirgarden_nt, and now we need some help.

If you have any the following spare, we can put them to good use:

Shed felt
Chicken wire
Corrugated cardboard
Hay/Straw
Pine cones
Clay pipe
Broken Terracotta pots / tiles 
Bamboo canes
Membrane

Reply here, or the contact details can be found on the website:

https://www.hillrisenaturereserve.org.uk/contact.html
My turn for the butterfly transect this week, so a My turn for the butterfly transect this week, so a lovely trip up to Hill Rise in the sun this afternoon. There were butterflies, damselflies and lots of life in the ponds.
Lovely stroll through Hill Rise for Earth day. Co Lovely stroll through Hill Rise for Earth day.

Come an join us on Sunday for the final work party before early Autumn.

https://www.facebook.com/events/507251641039984
Tadpoles out in number for earth day Tadpoles out in number for earth day
On Sunday April 24th we will be getting together f On Sunday April 24th we will be getting together for final tidying/clearing/pruning before we let nature take over for the rest of spring and summer! 

After a break for coffee & cake there will be a butterfly walk & talk for anyone interested in learning a bit more about butterflies, now that they have started to appear with the better weather. 

Please come and join from 09:30-12:30 and help keep Black Tom's hidden gem looking great for all!

https://www.facebook.com/events/507251641039984/
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