Earlswood Wildlife Partnership News Letter 16

Earlswood Wildlife Partnership

Dormouse Survey

The dormouse survey tubes have now been installed on the south side of the wood in specific areas to maximise our chances of detecting dormice and the first survey check will be on Saturday 12^th July.Special thanks to Hugh, John, Kate, Ken, Ron and Val for putting out the tubes.

Bird Boxes

We have now put up all the specialist bird boxes (which were partly funded by a donation from the Earlswood Fete Committee) around the lakes and as can be seen from these great photos by Tony Philp we already have some interest!

Thanks to all who helped install the boxes and especially to those from CRT for bringing their boat!

Bat Box Project

Several extra bat boxes have been made by members of the EWP and installed in the wood bringing the total number of boxes up to 100 which was our original target. Surveys will continue later in the year.

Birding for Beginners

Tony Philp will again be running a “Birding for Beginners” course aimed at the genuine novice who would like to learn more about the fascinating world of birds and bird watching. The course will cover basic elements such as equipment, field guides and field craft as well as identification of many local birds. This practical course will take place around the lakes on Saturday 10^th May from 09:00 – 12:00. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL as numbers are limited so contact us at ewp2010@btinternet.com or on 07528 595444 to book a place.

Binoculars can be provided if required - Thanks to Sherwood Optics for their support. The course is free but any donations on the day to EWP funds would be gratefully received. Stout footwear is recommended.

Events Diary

Sat 3^rd May 7pm – Evening Chorus Walk, meet at Clowes Wood car park (Wood Lane) - Donation £2

Sat 10^th May 9:00 – 12:00 – “Birding for Beginners” – BOOKING ESSENTIAL – contact ewp2010@btinternet.com

Sat 17^th May 10.30am – Wildflower Walk, meet at Clowes Wood car park (Wood Lane) - Donation £2

Fri 11^th July 11 am. – Dragonfly Survey, meet at Engine House car park – (Near”Red Lion” pub – SP112744)

Sat 12th July 10 am – Dormouse Survey, Meet at Wood Lane car park – (Entrance to Clowes Wood - SP102744).

Thur 17^th July – Bat Survey with Warwickshire Bat Group – (TBC)

Mon 8^th Sept 8.15 pm to 9.30 pm. – Bat Walk, meet at Engine House car park – (Near”Red Lion” pub – SP112744)

Mon 22^nd Sept 7.15 pm to 9.30 pm - Bat Walk, meet at Engine House car park – (Near”Red Lion” pub – SP112744)

Please come along to any or all of the above events – The more the merrier!

Bob Roberts

(Membership Secretary)

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Late Post Earlwood Wildlife Partnership

Earlswood Wildlife Partnership Contact us at: ewp2010@btinternet.com or on 07528 595444 Evening Chorus Walk Sunday 3 rd May Please join us for an evening walk through beautiful Clowes Wood listening out for birds singing their evening chorus Walk will begin and end at Wood Lane car park staring at7 pm and lasting about 2 hours Sun 3 rd May 7pm – Evening Chorus Walk, meet at Clowes Wood car park (Wood Lane) donation £2

Earlswood Wildlife Partnership News Letter 12

Contact us at: ewp2010@btinternet.com or on 07528 595444 Newsletter 12 Welcome to 2013, now the snow has gone it is time to start planning our programme for the year and we hope as many people as possible will join in. The dormouse, reptile, bat and butterfly surveys will be continuing and we hope to undertake a bee survey as well but if you have any suggestions of the type of activities you would like please get in touch. Dormouse Survey – 10 th November No evidence of dormice was found but we did find a wood mouse nest. This caused a bit of excitement but unfortunately, the nest was empty! The wooden inners from the tubes have now been taken away to be cleaned and will be put back in March – we will be looking for volunteers to help in the next newsletter Winter Tree Identification Walk – 15 th December This was a very interesting walk, it is fascinating to see the differing characteristics of trees without their leaves and how it

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Earlswood, Forshaw Heath &Tidbury Green Residents Please be aware and Alert a possible 3000 Houses

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Crime Stats Alcester North October 2020

Well as crime has been on my mind for the last couple of weeks and it has always appeared difficult to find any meaningful crime stats. I have at long last found the information used by the Police lurking on the Police.uk website. It is not live data and runs approx 6 to 8 weeks in arrears for example October 2020 is now visible. This is a totally interactive tool, easy to use and has a great dashboard, what is good about this tool it also provides outcomes. The default is for the whole of the Alcester North area however it is simple to find out where the hot spots are and which crimes have been included. So for those of you keeping an eye on the stats this may well be the tool to use. To get to the information just click the link below Alcester North Crime Data

Forshaw Heath & Earlswood BoD in Warwickshire

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