Steeple Woods
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Steeple Woods
Mar 10, 2023
A walk in the Woods
One of the jobs for the Volunteer's Wednesday work sessions is to check for storm damage in the old Woods.
Steeple Woods
Mar 10, 2023
Bumblebees
Bumblebees are not solitary - they live in small colonies of at most a few hundred bees. In spring, the queen will emerge from...
Steeple Woods
Jan 10, 2023
Forest for Cornwall
Cornwall County Council is the landowner of the Reserve and the Steeple Woodland Project Group manages it on their behalf.
Steeple Woods
Dec 22, 2022
See weeds?
One of the ongoing battles for the volunteers is to control the spread of non-native, invasive plants that would otherwise take hold on...
Steeple Woods
Nov 17, 2022
NASA and cow burps
So, we all understand that carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels is a reason for our climate change.
Steeple Woods
Nov 3, 2022
Ponds Project update #3
The ponds project has been running for almost a year. Volunteer Chris and his pond-elfs have worked long and hard.
Steeple Woods
Oct 20, 2022
The early days...
The Steeple Woodland Project started life back in 1999. It's interesting to look back over the timeline of the project.
Steeple Woods
Oct 6, 2022
What a difference!
There have been a lot of changes over the twenty or so years that the Reserve has been maintained by the volunteers.
Steeple Woods
Sep 15, 2022
Open Day 2022
Well. after a series of nervous checks of the weather forecast and will-we-won't-we decisions the 2022 Open Day went ahead as planned....
Steeple Woods
Sep 8, 2022
The Keeper of the Woods
Well before the Reserve was created the, then derelict, land was home to a local character - affectionately known as Nokka.
Steeple Woods
Aug 18, 2022
How many volunteers...
How many volunteers does it take to check a log beehive? Well, you can make up your own punchline to that...
Steeple Woods
Jul 29, 2022
Nature finds a way
Volunteer Rupert spotted this unlucky oak sapling growing through a broken plastic bottle.
Steeple Woods
Jul 15, 2022
Doh! A deer...
They are elegant, graceful and beautiful. No not the Volunteers, the Roe Deer that we share the Reserve with.
Steeple Woods
Jul 1, 2022
St. Michael's Way
Cutting across the Reserve, the ancient pilgrimage route of the St. Michael's Way is an ever popular attraction for visitors and locals.
Steeple Woods
May 26, 2022
BBC Slow Radio
The folks at BBC Radio 3 have been broadcasting some fantastic natural soundscapes as part of their weekend breakfast show.
Steeple Woods
May 12, 2022
Ponds Project update #2
The volunteers, lead by Chris-2, have been busy with the Ponds Project over the last few months. As well as making sure that the water...
Steeple Woods
May 9, 2022
Criminal damage
We are very sorry to report that there has been another case of senseless vandalism in the old woods.
Steeple Woods
May 2, 2022
#NoMowMay
The good people at Plantlife are asking for our help (and saving us a chore on our to do lists in the process).
Steeple Woods
Apr 20, 2022
Support for the CEE Bill
The Steeple Woodland Project Group has joined the CEE Bill Alliance - West Cornwall and signed an open letter calling for the Climate and...
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