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The Newt Reserve, Warfield Newts Trapped by Year Hayley Green Wood • Warfield Environment Group adopted Hayley Green Wood in 2005 and has held many events there since then, including rhododendron clearance, tree and wild flower planting, and bird and bat box erection Conservation Days – Nov ‘16 & Feb ‘17 • Cleared lots more rhododendron • Planted 20 trees donated by The Woodland Trust • Joined in February by the 1st Warfield Scouts and Cubs Project • Aims to map all veteran and other significant trees in Bracknell Forest in order to help preserve them from the threat of road construction, building developments and intensive agriculture • All surveyed trees recorded on the Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre database • Being undertaken by organisations and individuals in Bracknell Forest • Warfield Environment Group mapping veteran trees in Warfield Tree Surveys – Jul ’16, Sep ‘16, Apr ’17 & Jun ‘17 (x2) • 5 tree survey events this year, including one with the 1st Warfield Scouts • th Surveyed our 100 tree in September Celebrating our 100th • Total of 146 trees (73 this year) – many of them tree in Long Copse oaks but other notables including wild service tree, sweet chestnut and Wellingtonia – now recorded by us so far … • … and many more trees still to survey! Newt Survey – May ‘17 • Viewed newts using torches • Trapped 19 Great Crested Newts and 12 Smooth Newts • Survey at Thomas Lawrence Brickworks Newt Reserve • Joined by the 1st Warfield Scouts Licence to Survey Great Crested Newts • WEG member licenced, and will be Annual Newt Survey - The Newt undertaking more surveys at other Reserve, Warfield ponds in Warfield … Newts Trapped by Year 40 35 30 25 20 15 Great Crested Newt 10 Smooth Newt Number/newts Number/newts trapped 5 0 ‘Torching’ newts Year Litter Picks – Sep ’16, Oct ‘16, Mar ’17 (x5), Jun ‘17 A record 8 litter picks this year, collecting a grand total of 42 sacks of rubbish!! These included: • A litter pick around Westmorland Pond with the pupils, staff and parents of Meadowbrook Montessori School • Keep Britain Tidy Community Spring Clean in and around Larks Hill • 4 evening litter picks with the 2nd Bracknell Beavers in Warfield and Bracknell, and • An evening litter pick with Crown Wood Brownies Jun ‘17 Visitors to our stall: • Made 20+ bee hotels • Children made bees, ladybirds and frogs on sticks • And 4 visitors joined the Group We receive an annual donation from the Village Fete Committee Snowdrop Planting – Mar ‘17 Bracknell Forest Council Biodiversity Action Plan • Planted 200 ‘in-the-green’ • Actively contributing to the development of a new Plan native bulbs in Westmorland for 2018 – 2023 Park, to add to those already • Actively contributing towards meeting the targets of the planted in previous years current Plan, in this year by identifying veteran trees and surveying ponds for Great Crested Newts Members and followers • 87 members • 62 Twitter followers • 31 Facebook followers And it’s our … 15th birthday!! And we were judged as ‘Level 4 – Thriving’ again in 2016!! • Our committee for their dedication to the Group; Secretary Amanda Luffrum, Treasurer Martyn Towle, Events Coordinators Catalina Estrada, Adrian Haffegee and Annie Hill, and Media Coordinator Sheila Collings • Mark Collings, Maya Estrada, Dave and Thelma French, and Richard Wallen for their continued support • All Group members and members of the public who turn up for our events • Marlies Boydell, Kevin Thornett and Alan Wilson at Bracknell Forest Council for providing us with advice and things to do, and for helping at events • The 1st Warfield Scouts and Cubs, 2nd Bracknell Beavers, Crown Wood Brownies, Meadowbrook Montessori School for joining us in activities • Bracknell Forest Council Customer Service team for organising the collection of rubbish and recyclables after our litter picks, and finally • Warfield Parish Council & Warfield Village Fete Committee for their kind donations which keep us going! Claire Wallen, Chair and Media Coordinator Website: www.warfieldenvgroup.wordpress.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @WarfieldEnvGrp Facebook: Warfield Environment Group .
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