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Adrian Doble
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Bumblebee Aware - December 2021
So, where are all the bumblebees today? If you go for a walk in the countryside this month, you will probably not see any, nor will you...
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Mike Copland
Dec 3, 20212 min read
Make way for wild winter – and those New Year resolutions
Fieldfares and Redwings (below left and right), our winter thrushes, have arrived, a little later than usual, but reminding us that their...
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Adrian Doble
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Bumblebee Aware - November 2021
Do bumblebees make honey? Yes they do but only to feed their own family, whereas honeybees make it for a colony which may contain 100,000...
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Mike Copland
Nov 1, 20212 min read
COPin or COPout?
This month the UK hosts perhaps the most important conference ever - when world leaders will decide how far we are prepared to go to...
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Adrian Doble
Oct 10, 20212 min read
Bumblebee Aware - October 2021
When did you last hear or see a bumblebee? Most UK species have disappeared from our gardens by now...
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Brian Clews
Oct 8, 20212 min read
What’s About – Odney 4th October
Nine of us met up to walk the grounds of Odney Estate on a thankfully dry morning, uncertain of what we would find but it wasn’t long...
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Adrian Doble
Sep 16, 20212 min read
Bumblebee Aware - September 2021
Have you noticed that the ivy is beginning to flower? There are already plenty of bees drinking the nectar and you can hear the bushes...
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Mike Copland
Aug 30, 20212 min read
Here’s a way you can give Nature a chance
So now we know. The latest Climate Change report states that we’re very likely to hit 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial temperatures in...
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Adrian Doble
Aug 14, 20212 min read
Bumblebee Aware - August 2021
What are the large bumblebees that we see foraging on our flowers with such enthusiasm this month? They look like the ones that have been...
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Mike Copland
Jul 31, 20212 min read
Nature a la Carte
So we’ve had the aperitif and the starter, the initial burst of Spring followed by the excitement of life breaking out across our natural...
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Mike Copland
Jul 5, 20212 min read
What's About? – July 1st at the ODNEY CLUB
With a warming of the weather for the third day running, it was just enough to bring out some of the insects and butterflies, so much in...
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Mike Copland
Jun 27, 20211 min read
July 2021 WildCookham Newsletter
Download our July 2021 Newsletter, with news about our work on the Cookham Neighbourhood Plan and RBWM plans, current surveys, the Wild...
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Mike Copland
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Wildflower Walk report - June 2021
A great morning’s walk. Terrible weather conditions early on & through May, made the season slip by 2-3 weeks
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Brian Clews
Jun 20, 20213 min read
What’s About – May 2021
It was planned to conduct a safari along the Greenway for our May ‘What’s About’. Following the weather events of April and early May,...
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Adrian Doble
Jun 14, 20212 min read
Bumblebee Aware - June 2021
When the hotter weather arrived this month, it transformed our gardens and hedges into a visual feast of colours and shapes.
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Mike Copland
May 24, 20212 min read
Let’s Celebrate our Hedgerows!
Hedgerows are an iconic element of the British countryside. But one that has been fast disappearing over the past 50 years or so with...
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Adrian Doble
May 22, 20212 min read
Bumblebee Aware - May 2021
Is it true that our bumblebees are suffering from Covid? Almost certainly not directly but perhaps they have as a result of...
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Adrian Doble
Apr 17, 20212 min read
Bumblebee Aware - April 2021
A common sight in some gardens and allotments, a few parks and woods is that of a large bumblebee flying low to the ground looking as if...
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Brian Clews
Apr 11, 20212 min read
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch update
The results for the 2021 RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch are in. Over 1,000,000 reporters recorded over 17,000,000 birds!
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Adrian Doble
Mar 13, 20212 min read
Bumblebee Aware - March 2021
As the new leaves begin to open, the fresh shoots get longer, and the birds sing more loudly, nature brings us a feeling of optimism.
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