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Otter sighting in the Avon 15 January
The website was delighted to receive this message from a local resident today: "Walking along the east bank of the Avon Valley Nature...
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Jan 15, 2024


Seeing double over Old Sarum
On 31 December, 2023, a double rainbow was visible over Old Sarum. How do the two spectra differ in a double rainbow and why is the arc...
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Jan 1, 2024


Hedging our Best
Dutch Elm disease wrought havoc on elms in copses and woods. Survivors are often solitary trees in hedgerows that kept socially distanced...
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Jul 29, 2023


The chicks have flown from a bird box in Stratford....
Update 25 May The chicks have fledged this morning. The first one to leave the nest box was caught on camera below. The parent bird's...
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May 24, 2023


Old Sarum included in plans for 'Coronation' wild flower meadows
English Heritage has announced plans for 100 wildflower meadows to be established over the next decade to mark the coronation of His...
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Apr 2, 2023


Otters sighted in Stratford
One of the advantages of having a garden which floods is that you see wildlife close up. Here are some pictures taken this morning of two...
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Jan 17, 2023


Hedgehog sightings - response from Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Having reported the sighting of an adult and a hoglet for inclusion in the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's records, an email from the WWT gave...
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Aug 22, 2022


Grass Cutting reduced on Stratford's Protected Verge
Earlier this week, Mike D'Apice who is the monitor responsible for the Protected Verge in Stratford Road near Mill Lane, made one of his...
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Jun 24, 2022


A vineyard in Stratford
Four different varieties of hardy, white grape-vines have been planted in the field between Gradidge Lane and St Lawrence Church. Prior...
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May 3, 2022


Wiltshire Wildlife Trust requests dogs kept on leads in nature reserves
The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has appealed to dog owners to keep their pets on leads when walking through the Trust's local nature...
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Feb 27, 2021
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