Biodiversity and wildlife Wildlife Where You Live WWYL Community news

June 16, 2011 / August 1, 2012 by Mara | 1 Comment on Discover Wildlife Where you Live

Pond-dipping near Cilcennin Wildlife Where you Live (WWYL) is a three-year programme co-ordinated by Denmark Farm. The project works with local communities in Ceredigion to help them find out more about the wildlife and habitats around them, and to identify and implement environmental improvements. 8 communities are involved so far:  Cilcennin, Cilau Aeron, Pontrhydfendigaid, Llandewi Brefi, Llanafan, Llangeitho, Llanilar and […]

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Biodiversity and wildlife Denmark Farm

June 7, 2011 by Mara | Leave a Comment

On Sunday 12th June we will be holding our annual Open Day & Green Fair. If it is wildlife that interests you then there will be pond dipping with freshwater expert Dolly, as well as 40 acres of trails through meadows and woodland yours to explore. Grace will be carving a pond life ‘mural’ beside […]

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Conservation courses

June 2, 2011 by Mara | Leave a Comment

If so, there are still some places left on our Understanding British Bats course, as well as these other conservation courses: 17-19 June: Flowering Plants 23 June: Restoring Wildflower meadows 24-26 June: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes 1-3 July: British Mammals 8 – 10 July: Entomology 12-14 August: Understanding British Bats 16 Sept: Foraging Food for […]

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Biodiversity and wildlife Wildlife Where You Live

May 26, 2011 by Mara | Leave a Comment

Despite having 40 acres of nature reserve to choose from, a pair of blue tits has set-up home in a cigarette disposal bin in the car park next to the noticeboard. We counted 10 eggs last week, and the parents are now busily nipping in and out with food, and scolding anyone who tries to […]

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Biodiversity and wildlife Wildlife Where You Live

May 20, 2011 / August 1, 2012 by Mara | Leave a Comment

For the last 3 weeks, a group of volunteers have braved the showers at Denmark Farm to learn green woodworking skills and help local craftsperson Jamie Miller to build this amazing shelter by the lake: (the sweet chestnut shingles represent a bird’s feathers). The lakeside shelter, built as part of our ‘Wildlife Where you Live’ programme, will be […]

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