This is Mrs. Woodpecker on my bird feeder, she and Mr. Woodpecker visit several times a day (usually separately but occasionally one leaves as the other arrives) and their favourite nibbles are the fatballs and suet blocks with insects or fruit. I assume that they are a breeding pair and can’t wait for all the baby woodpeckers to visit the feeder!
Just a quick reminder about this weekend’s re-arranged bird walk at Lock’s Common. We will be meeting at the lifeguard hut at 10.00 a.m. (until 12ish) and we will be ably led by Dave Carrington.
It looks as though it will be a glorious day so please dress appropriately for the hot weather (hat, sunscreen etc) and bring binoculars if you have them.
See you Saturday!
Mapping Welsh orchards
The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is co-ordinating a project to map the traditional orchards of Wales. Orchards are hotspots for biodiversity and support a wide range of wildlife including many species which are nationally rare or scarce, including the noble chafer beetle.
For more information, and how to take part, please click on the link……..
Traditional orchard project leaflet_Wales
“I was torn between the Bumblebee ID course on Saturday and the Vale Walking Festival on Saturday and decided on the walk.
Met a lovely chap called Richard who works at Coed Hills Forest Garden in the Vale and he was very knowledgeable about plants & uses as medicine.
That could well be another place for me to volunteer at!
Then yesterday at Kenfig’s Big Bird event, I met a chap who was on the bee course. He loved it and saw it via your blog which is great.”
Thanks Leigh, you’re a star, this is just what we need 
Please have a look at our events page, a couple of new Ranger led walks have just been added ( JUly 1st and July 8th)- make a date in your diaries!
There are still some places available on the B
umblebee Identification course on Saturday 12th May – have a look at the link below or visit our ‘Other Events’ page for more information……
Sorry everyone – due to double-booking of the walk leader and bird expert Dave ‘Twitcher’ Carrington on 12th May the event has now been rescheduled for Sat 26th May.
However, if you can’t wait that long, then why not try out the Glamorgan Bird Club’s ‘Big Birding’ (not the yellow one from Sesame Street!) Day at Kenfig on Sunday 13th May?
Fishing Barrier at Kenfig
Apart from the weather, all went well putting in the fishing barrier between the north lagoon and Kenfig Pool. Harry and Gareth from the Fishing club together with Dave, Geoff, Rob and Rob donned their waders and got down to the job in hand. Apart from some running repairs to Rob (who was very brave) it only took a few hours to install the barrier, then back to the Reserve Centre for lunch, where Ellie kindly provided doughnuts and Rob’s lunch. Thanks Ellie!
After lunch some repairs were done to the board walk which accesses the northern hide, which was very fortunate as a number of black terns were flying over the Pool.
Let’s hope that everyone has dried out now!
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