Category: Wildlife Where You Live
‘Wildlife Where you Live’…2 years on
| Leave a CommentIt’s almost 2 years since our Big Lottery funded project ‘Wildlife Where You Live’ came to an end. During the 3 year project, we worked with 12 communities around Ceredigion helping them to learn more about their local wildlife, and identify and carry out environmental improvements. Recently we re-visited one of those communities, Llanilar, to […]
Read more »Discover “4 walks” this autumn
| Leave a CommentAutumn is a great time of year for a walk, and the colours in mid-Wales are at their best at the moment. If you’re looking for new areas to explore, a walks booklet has just been launched by the local community of Cilcennin, funded through our Big Lottery-funded ‘Wildlife Where you Live’ (WWYL) project: “4 walks” trail leaflet, launched this […]
Read more »We’ll Keep a Welcome in the Hillside…
/ | Leave a CommentThe welcome at Denmark Farm just got even warmer! New visitors to Denmark Farm could often be found wandering around the car park looking faintly puzzled and wondering what to do next, until they found a friendly staff member or spotted the noticeboard. Those days are now gone, as we have recently built and kitted-out a […]
Read more »The latest buzz about summer wildlife…
| Leave a CommentSummer is most definitely here, and if you prefer to be out and about in the countryside rather than sipping chilled Pimms in a deck chair, there are a number of wildlife surveys you can take part in (some can even be done while sitting in a deck chair!) . Starting on 20th July until […]
Read more »Marvellous moths and perfect pollinators
/ | Leave a CommentJune 8th to 16th June is Wales biodiversity week, and to celebrate this, a week of wildlife-themed events is being held across Wales. At Denmark Farm, we are holding a ‘Marvellous moths’ night with Ceredigion moth group on Thursday 13th June from 8.30 to 10 pm, followed by a moth ‘morning after’ session at 10 am […]
Read more »Good Green Fun at Denmark Farm Open Day
/ | Leave a CommentOn Sunday 16th June, from 11am until 3pm, Denmark Farm will be opening its gates to all for a long-awaited Open Day. We have not held an Open Day for two years so we are really pulling out the stops to make this a memorable one. The event will also celebrate the finale of our […]
Read more »Winter jobs for wildlife (and people!)
| Leave a CommentHere at Denmark Farm we have been busy finishing-off some winter wildlife jobs, with the help of our enthusiastic volunteers. Before the end of March approaches, there’s still time to finish a few similar jobs in your own garden or local patch. Aberystwyth Conservation volunteers have been stacking wood from our recently coppiced hedge – all […]
Read more »Carving out the future for Wildlife Where you Live
/ | Leave a CommentOur Big Lottery funded ‘Wildlife Where You Live’ project reaches its grand finale in 2013, but there is still plenty to get involved in. Our 12 communities clocked up an impressive 25 nature activities in Autumn, from a fungal forays and bat evenings, to nature-themed bench carving workshops at Denmark Farm. We have an exciting […]
Read more »Go Nuts for Dormice in Bont (Part 2)
/ | Leave a Comment…the ‘Great Nut Hunt’. We’ve checked-out their habitat, we’ve made them nest boxes… it’s now time to look for signs of dormice in Coed Dolgoed. So come along and join us on Saturday 8th December at 2 pm at Coed Dolgoed, Pontrhydfendigaid for a ‘Great Nut Hunt’ with Dr Jenny Macpherson of the Vincent Wildlife […]
Read more »Treat yourself to a woodland work-out
| Leave a CommentIt’s tempting to stay indoors at the moment, but if you wrap up warm you might just find that a day outdoors learning traditional woodland skills is a satisfying way to spend a few hours (and much nicer than a trip to the gym!). We have a number of woodland and hedge-laying workshops coming up […]
Read more »‘Exemplifying Environmental Sustainability’
/ | Leave a CommentThis week we were pleased to hear that Denmark Farm Conservation Centre has been awarded a beautiful glass engraved acorn by Environment Wales. As part of their 20th Anniversary celebrations Environment Wales have selected 20 diverse Environment Wales projects to showcase their project to past and present members of Environment Wales, fellow registered projects, key stakeholders and decision […]
Read more »Go Nuts for Dormice in Bont
| Leave a CommentAutumn has most definitely arrived. As we light our fires and prepare for longer evenings and chilly mornings, spare a thought for those creatures who are making their own preparations to help them survive the colder months ahead. Dormouse have been feeding through Sept and Oct to gain enough fat reserves for their winter hibernation (they […]
Read more »Tweeting and Twittering
/ | Leave a CommentNews 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 »‘Wildlife Where you Live’ in Autumn
| Leave a CommentOur ‘Wildlife Where you Live’ communities have had an active summer of wildlife surveys and nature walks, discovering bats in Aberarth, butterflies in Llanafan, and a bevy of bugs in Llangybi with ‘Phil the Bugman’! Llangybi bug hunt The programme continues its momentum into autumn, with a fungal foray in Aberarth (and the possibility of […]
Read more »Free Summer Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
/ | 1 Comment on Free Summer Fruit Tree Pruning WorkshopWe’d like to offer you the opportunity to join us for a free Summer Fruit Tree Pruning workshop on Saturday 28th July 2012, from 10am-1pm. The activity will be a practical hands on training session with local expert grower Steve Hipkin of Gwynfor Growers. This is a follow on workshop after our initial pruning day in February this year. […]
Read more »Make YOUR Nature Count
/ | Leave a CommentThis week (2 – 10 June), the RSPB launch ‘Make Your Nature Count’, the UK’s largest garden wildlife survey. We are holding our own ‘Make your Nature Count’ event at Denmark Farm on Sunday 10th June at 2 pm to celebrate Wales Biodiversity week. Come along and help us with the survey in our own wildlife garden. If […]
Read more »Helping People to Help Wildlife
/ | Leave a CommentDenmark Farm Conservation Centre, near Lampeter, is calling for four more Ceredigion communities to put their names forward if they want to work together to improve the local environment, for wildlife and for their enjoyment. ‘Wildlife Where You Live’ (WWYL), which is managed by Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, helps people to identify and implement environmental […]
Read more »Blow away those cobwebs on a guided walk around Denmark Farm
| Leave a CommentWhy not fulfil your New Year’s resolution to get more fresh air and exercise, by joining us for a guided walk at Denmark Farm on Saturday 14th January. This short walk will take place from 2 to 3.30 pm, followed by the all important tea and biscuits! We will keep to reasonably level paths and […]
Read more »The Return of the Dragon
/ | Leave a CommentLlanddewi Brefi Green Dragon Project – part of Wildlife Where You Live Working in partnership with Llanddewi Village Hall Committee, the WWYL Green Dragon project aims to redevelop an underused area of conifer plantation skirting the recreation field. The natural and structural elements of the Dragon are already present in the form of a gnarled old tree, stone […]
Read more »Go Nuts For Dormice!
/ | Leave a CommentOn Saturday 19th November, from 2-4pm, the first ever Great Nut Hunt will take place at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, near Lampeter. Signs of dormice have recently been found at Denmark Farm and nest boxes have been erected to help conservationists monitor these rare animals. However, dormice also open hazel nuts in a distinctive way and, […]
Read more »Seasonal Celebrations for Wildlife Where You Live
/ | Leave a CommentStarting last night and over the next month or so we are rolling out an Autumn Celebration and Feedback event in some of our Wildlife Where You Live Communities. This is an opportunity to review progress so far and start to plan the next practical phase of wildlife & related amenity projects. Our first event […]
Read more »Ten go ‘batty’ in Llanafan
/ | Leave a CommentLast week, the Llanafan ‘Wildlife Where You Live’ group held a Bat and Moth evening in their village. Armed with torches and bat detectors (fully equipped with bat-teries of course!), members of the North Ceredigion bat group took ten enthusiastic attendees on a walk around the village. We saw -and heard- a large number of pipistrelle bats feeding along the road […]
Read more »Come and say hello to us at your local show!
/ | Leave a CommentThis August, Denmark Farm is attending several of the local Ceredigion shows with our ‘Wildlife Where you Live’ stand: There are wildlife-related activities and displays for all the family, including our hand-made model of a wildlife-garden, bird-boxes, and wildlife friendly plants. There are also photos on display from recent WWYL events, and information about the wildlife […]
Read more »Join us for ‘Wildlife Where you Live’
/ | Leave a CommentOur ‘Wildlife Where you Live’ programme is moving apace, with nearly 15 events so far this summer and lots more to come. Our community wildlife groups in Ceredigion have been discovering a whole range of wildlife on their doorsteps – from green-winged orchids in Llangeitho to pondlife in Ciliau Aeron and a vast variety of fascinating creatures living in the […]
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