Forshaw Heath & Earlswood BoD in Warwickshire

It is that time of year again where our fantastic volunteers from all sorts of Groups and organisations have their AGM. This one is particularly close to my heart as it quietly  does fantastic work in looking after our wildlife and its habitation in Earlswood.  Please find below A poster and an Agenda for EWP and it's AGM. EWP POSTER EWP AGM AGENDA

Well it has been ages since I wrote a post of my own you could say I have been otherwise engaged with all things NDP. I write as Carrie in this post and not as a representative of the NDP. I have had great fun with the NDP website if none of you have seen it please feel free to take a peak.  We have a bright shocking pink NDP progress menu which I am sure will be frowned upon but the strange thing is since it turned to pink more people have used and looked at it. I did say to the NDP vice Chair I was about to turn the website bright pink with yellow spots, I think he thought I was joking.  Any way whats been great about the NDP for me is being given the opportunity to keep our community In Touch and Informed using all the skills I have learned from this little blog over a period of a few years. Any way what is new. Just Follow the Bright Pink Menu On   www.tanworthndp.org Interim results from the Resident's Survey are back and on the NDP website as I say they are

The EWP is organising a “Springwatch” event in Clowes Wood on Saturday 30th May between 10 am and 4 pm. We are looking for volunteers who are prepared to commit time to helping us in various ways – ie manning a stand, making refreshments, helping out on guided walks etc. If you would like to help out please lets us know ASAP and we will be in touch. Activities are being organised by Barbara Philp so please contact Barbara directly at the email address  barbara_philp@hotmail.com

The next NDP Steering Group Meeting will be held on Tuesday 21 st April at Tanworth in Arden Village Hall. The Start time is  7:30 PM all members of the Parish are welcome to attend. In April we have a guest from Stratford District Council. Matthew Neal is our Neighbourhood Development Plan Officer and is the person that fields all our questions queries and requests. He keeps your steering Group updated and has agreed to come and chat to the Steering Group on Tuesday 21st April . If you have any questions you would like to ask Matthew please feel free to email them to our  NDP Chairman  A.Fowler@tanworthndp.org   alternatively  come along join in and ask Matthew questions for yourself. Meanwhile  TiA NDP Steering Group would like to wish all of it's visitors to the website a fantastic Easter.

Contact us at:  ewp2010@btinternet.com  or on 07528 595444             Dormouse Survey Having found some potential dormouse nests at the end of the last survey, we now have feedback from our expert Andy Bucklitch:- “I carefully dried out all 3 nests so I could look at the structure more closely, see what was 'constructed' or woven rather than stuck together. Thoughts as follows:- 81 - all grass, no clear structure at all, acorn husks & a bit musty -  almost certainly Wood mouse/Yellow neck mouse 77 - all grass, fairly good woven structure, no smell or feed remains - possible Dormouse but not 100% conclusive due to lack of outer 'shell' material 78 - as 77 but much softer finer strands - again possible Dormouse & very characteristic but again not conclusive due to lack of outer material On the whole, 77 & 78 were more “dormousy” than any other species so I'd put some money (but not a lot!) on those being the culprit.” So, n