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Phase 1 Habitat Survey: A Valuable Skill

September 22, 2014 / August 28, 2020 by Jan Martin | Leave a Comment

Anyone with land to manage would be well advised to start off with a basic survey of the habitats present. This can provide the foundations for management planning, monitoring schemes and more detailed survey work. In the UK we have a standard methodology for such surveys, known as Phase 1 Habitat Survey and here at Denmark Farm […]

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Unique Eco Christmas Presents from Denmark Farm

December 1, 2013 / January 17, 2014 by Mara | Leave a Comment

We are regularly asked if we do vouchers for our courses and workshops at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre. So we thought we had better satisfy demand and help provide you with unique Christmas presents for someone special in your life. If you are struggling to decide what to buy a loved one and prefer not […]

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Autumn…Season of mists and… learning new skills (apparently!)

September 7, 2013 by Mara | Leave a Comment

    Early September can be a magical time of the year with cool bright mornings, butterflies and bees busy making the most of the nectar, dew covered blooms, blackberries ripening in the sunshine and mists of course! It seems that the end of the summer also marks a clear change in our consciousness to start learning […]

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Butterfly Bonanza

September 7, 2012 / September 10, 2012 by Mara | Leave a Comment

The burst of September sunshine this week has made a very welcome change, and our ‘butterfly border’ planted in 2010 by Wildlife Where you Live programme participants  is now living up to its name. The butterflies’ favourite source of nectar at the moment is a white buddleia, with up to 4 small tortoiseshell butterflies vying for the best spot on just a single […]

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Pop Goes the Weasel!

May 2, 2012 by Mara | Leave a Comment

Our next Big Wildlife Watch event is on May 12th at 2 pm, when Jenny MacPherson from the Vincent Wildlife Trust (VWT)  shares her knowledge of stoats and weasels, and demonstrates how to set up baited hair tubes to detect them. Weasel (photo by Frank Greenaway)  Following this free workshop, there will be opportunities to […]

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