AUTUMN, BLOG, EVENTS & ACTIVITIES, HABITATS, MANAGEMENT TASKS, NATURE, SCRUB, TREES & SHRUBS, VOLUNTEERS

Managing the Blackthorn

Blackthorn is always be the first shrub to blossom each year. The masses of small white flowers are so beautiful … Continue reading Managing the Blackthorn

AUTUMN, BLOG, EVENTS & ACTIVITIES, FLOWERS, HABITATS, MANAGEMENT TASKS, NATURE, TREE ZONE, VOLUNTEERS

Bluebell Planting

We have always thought that native bluebells would be a wonderful natural addition to the ground beneath the trees around … Continue reading Bluebell Planting

BLOG, FROST, HABITATS, NATURE, POND, SNOW, WINTER

Breaking Ice

We have been having some cold and frosty weather down here in Dorset, even a sprinkling of snow over the … Continue reading Breaking Ice

AQUATIC PLANTS, BLOG, EVENTS & ACTIVITIES, HABITATS, MANAGEMENT TASKS, NATURE, POND, VOLUNTEERS, WINTER

Algae and Alien Pond Weed

The summer of 2025 was a particularly long hot and dry one in Charlton Down. In fact, The Meteorological Office … Continue reading Algae and Alien Pond Weed