How Yellow-rattle Helps
We have been planting seeds this autumn and winter to improve biodiversity in our local nature area. Our baseline survey … Continue reading How Yellow-rattle Helps
Part of a Bigger Picture
The Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset is part of something far bigger. It is one of thousands of similar … Continue reading Part of a Bigger Picture
A Snowy Nature Area
It doesn’t snow very often in Dorset, England. So I was delighted when Garry Prescott, one of our volunteers, was … Continue reading A Snowy Nature Area
A Year of Progress with the Pond
This time last year, the pond in the Charlton Down Nature Area was in a sorry state, and it had … Continue reading A Year of Progress with the Pond
Preparing the New Bog Habitat
Yesterday in the Nature Area we started the process of converting the smaller part of the pond lying to the … Continue reading Preparing the New Bog Habitat
The Pond in September
Garry Prescott, a volunteer at Charlton Down Nature Area, has started taking a series of aerial photographs to demonstrate how … Continue reading The Pond in September
September Update 2024
I can’t believe it is September already. After six months, the scars left by rebuilding the pond in February have … Continue reading September Update 2024
Great Pond Snail
The Great Pond Snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) is one of the two pond snail species identified so far in the Charlton … Continue reading Great Pond Snail
Short-winged Cone-head
The Short-winged Cone-head cricket (Conocephalus dorsalis) is one of the nine species of Orthoptera tentatively identified so far in the … Continue reading Short-winged Cone-head
List of Dragonflies & Damselflies
In alphabetical order, a list of dragonflies and damselflies recorded in Charlton Down Nature Area to date. Click text or … Continue reading List of Dragonflies & Damselflies
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