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Steeple Woods
- Mar 14, 2022
Unintended consequences
Research published in the British Ecological Society journal highlights the levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in dog waste...
Steeple Woods
- Mar 5, 2022
Gool Peran
Happy St. Piran's Day ("Gool Peran" in Cornish) from the volunteers!
Steeple Woods
- Mar 2, 2022
Spring has sprung
After the recent storms it might not seem like it, but Spring is in the air on the Reserve.
Steeple Woods
- Feb 22, 2022
Educated guess
So, what links Bletchley Park code breakers, ecologists and a lot of missing trees?
Steeple Woods
- Feb 17, 2022
Rainforest gems
The Reserve has some fantastic fragments of Temperate Rainforest for you to discover.
Steeple Woods
- Feb 2, 2022
Tug-o-weeds
It was a busy workgroup today. A dozen or so volunteers once again took on the winter task of rooting out the invasive species.
Steeple Woods
- Feb 1, 2022
Happy Imbolc!
Imbolc (pronounced Im'olk) is a pagan holiday celebrated from February 1st through to sundown on February 2nd. Based on a Celtic...
Steeple Woods
- Jan 31, 2022
One bad apple...
We are very sad to say that the volunteers have received reports of vandalism and anti-social behaviour around the reserve. The reserve...
Steeple Woods
- Jan 21, 2022
#iwill
The #iwill campaign (www.iwill.org.uk) wants to make participation in social action the norm for young people under 20.
Steeple Woods
- Jan 13, 2022
Gorse burgers?
Researchers at Aberdeen University have proposed that protein derived from Gorse and Broom could be used as a non-meat protein alternative.
Steeple Woods
- Jan 5, 2022
Reminder of summer
As an antidote to the dark days of winter, here's a reminder of what summer has to offer at the Reserve.
Steeple Woods
- Dec 31, 2021
Goodbye 2021
Not many would argue that 2021 wasn't an unusual and difficult year. It had its lows (no need to mention those) and highs (celebrating...
Steeple Woods
- Dec 13, 2021
Record your sightings
Over the years a number of wildlife surveys have taken place at the Reserve. Whether it's trees, birds, butterflies or any other flora or...
Steeple Woods
- Dec 11, 2021
Where's the fire?
Visitors to the Reserve are starting to see more and more piles of bracken and gorse cuttings dotted around the site. Recently, the...
Steeple Woods
- Dec 8, 2021
A tour of the Reserve
This is the first in an occasional series of walks highlighting points of interest around the Reserve. The circular walk takes in the new...
Steeple Woods
- Dec 8, 2021
Winter tree planting
One of the main jobs for the volunteers over the winter is tree planting. Winter is a great time for planting bare root saplings because...
Steeple Woods
- Dec 4, 2021
Help to save £185m
The good people at Forest Research have concluded in a report that access to woodlands promotes mental health - not a great surprise to...
Steeple Woods
- Dec 1, 2021
Autumn fungi
Autumn always brings a flush of fungi to the Reserve. The range of colours and shapes of the visible (i.e. fruiting) parts of the fungi...
Steeple Woods
- Dec 1, 2021
Watch your feet
The biodiversity around the Reserve isn't limited to the bigger inhabitants. If you look closely when you are walking around you'll see a...
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