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By Mara on December 15, 2012
We’re really excited to have had 3 separate sightings of woodcock at Denmark Farm recently – each in a different part of the reserve, so we may have several birds here. The woodcock is a highly secretive and largely nocturnal wading bird which spends most of the day in dense cover – so we are ... Read More »
Posted in Biodiversity, Biodiversity and wildlife, Conservation courses, Denmark Farm, Wildlife | Tagged bird identification course, birds, conservation courses, habitat restoration, nature reserve, wildlife |
By Mara on October 5, 2012
News just in, from a breeding bird survey carried out at Denmark Farm this spring … Our surveyor, Ian Morris, found that 199 pairs of birds are using our 40 acres to breed and he recorded a total of 45 different species. Studies undertaken in previous years have suggested that the number of birds here is ... Read More »
Posted in Biodiversity, Biodiversity and wildlife, Denmark Farm, Wildlife, Wildlife Where You Live | Tagged bird box, bird walk, birds, breeding bird survey, habitat restoration, nature reserve, wildlife surveys, wildlife where you live |
By Mara on September 22, 2011
Our seasonal management team of Highland cattle have just arrived. They munch our grasslands in just the right way to encourage a myriad of wildlife – tackling tougher plants so that others can thrive, and leaving uneven tussocks of grass where wildlife can overwinter. They thrive on our unfertilised, organic pastures and help to maintain Denmark Farm’s wonderful habitat mosaic. ... Read More »
Posted in Biodiversity and wildlife, Denmark Farm | Tagged Denmark Farm, grassland management, habitat mosaic, habitat restoration, habitats, Highland Cattle, nature, organic pasture, shared earth trust, wildlife |
By Mara on July 29, 2011
The Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Autumn Training Programme is packed full of exciting workshops for all interests. Whether you want to extend your knowledge of conservation and species identification or learn a new sustainable craft you will find something for you. There’s even a ‘Wild in the Woods’ event for kids at half term too. ... Read More »
Posted in Biodiversity and wildlife, Conservation courses, Craft Courses, Denmark Farm | Tagged 2020vision, Christmas Crafts, conservation, conservation courses, craft workshops, crafts, Denmark Farm, foraging food for free, habitat restoration, Hedgerow Basket Making, Identifying Mosses, Introduction to Permaculture, Liverworts and Lichens, Patchworking, Pond and Stream Invertebrates, Recycled and natural decorations, Species Identification, Stool / Chair making, sustainable crafts, Training programme, Wild in the Woods, wildlife, wildlife courses, wildlife photography, woodland activities |
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