On Saturday 8th June 2025 Hannah Sankey conducted a survey of insects in The Close. Hannah spotted the following; Asian Ladybird larvae; Common Marble moth; Fourteen-spotted Ladybird larvae; Common nettle-tap moth; Three spotted nettle bug; Cricket-bat orbweaver spider, hoverflies, shield bug nymph and aphids. We are very grateful to Hannah for conducting the survey and… Continue reading Insects in The Close
Month: June 2025
Community Orchard Watering Schedule
We are seeking volunteers to join the rota for watering the fruit trees in the Community Orchard & Nature Reserve. Each tree requires 10 litres of water per week and there are twelve trees on the site. There is water and watering cans on the site and with two people it takes around 30 minutes. … Continue reading Community Orchard Watering Schedule
Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Working Party
Pitton Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Working Party 10.30 to 12.30 Saturday 21st June 2025 With the welcome news that the new Pitton Community Orchard & Nature Reserve is now open to the public we are seeking volunteers to join a working party on Saturday 21st June from 10.30 to 12.30. The focus of the… Continue reading Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Working Party
Hay Making
If you have visited the Community Orchard & Nature Reserve recently you will have noticed how much the grass and thistles have grown. In order to start preparing the area for reseeding with wild flowers and less vigorous grasses we need to reduce the fertility in the soil. An effective way of doing this is… Continue reading Hay Making
Lyme Disease Awareness
One of the hazards of living in the countryside is the risk of being bitten by a tick some of which carry Lyme disease. Ticks are often, but not always, picked up by walking through long grass or sitting on the ground. The Lyme disease awareness charity Lyme Disease UK has useful guidance on how… Continue reading Lyme Disease Awareness
Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Open
We are pleased to announce that the Community Orchard & Nature Reserve is now open. The Parish Council made the following announcement today: “At the end of last year the Parish Council and Wiltshire Council agreed Heads of Terms on the transfer of approximately an acre of land at the end of Above Hedges to… Continue reading Community Orchard & Nature Reserve Open