#woodlandconservation Archives - Friends of Ecclesall Woods

Midsummer bramble time

Post author:Silvaculture
Post published:July 8, 2020
Post category:species conservation

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

Post author:Silvaculture
Post published:July 6, 2020
Post category:species conservation

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

Post author:Silvaculture
Post published:October 22, 2019
Post category:species conservation

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…