Midsummer bramble time
Bramble: friend or foe? Our native bramble (Rubus fruiticosus) gets a bit of a bad rap at times. This reputation is only partly deserved. Bramble aka blackberry is the first…
Yellow rattle in Donkey Field
June 2020 Conservation Update
Ornithology Update Male kestrel on Hector's House In May the woods were alive with the songs of nesting birds and fledglings. Woodpeckers and tree creepers were seen entering their nests,…
Potting up wood sage and tree seeds
This is the time of year for gathering up tree seeds, some for eating - like the delicious sweet chestnuts for which Ecclesall Woods is well known - and some…