The end of summer brings – hopefully – sunny days, warm evenings, picnics, barbecues … and Wasps!
But, are they as bad as many people think? Click here to find out more about these much maligned, wonderful insects.
The end of summer brings – hopefully – sunny days, warm evenings, picnics, barbecues … and Wasps!
But, are they as bad as many people think? Click here to find out more about these much maligned, wonderful insects.
BEVS aims to tackle bovine TB through badger vaccination. As of 2022, with funding from DEFRA, we have moved to a new project area on the South Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire border. Gary Cragg, BEVS Project Manager, gives an update on the project:
‘I’ve been busy contacting landowners, visiting them on site, signing them up to the project and surveying with the help of my BEVS volunteers and EMEC staff. To date I have signed up 10 landowners to give access for surveying which equates to approximately 600ha (6km2) of land. There are lots more in the pipeline, including some of the University of Nottingham land, who I am hoping will be signed up very soon. I’ve had a good response from the landowners I’ve been in touch with, and it seems that every person I see face to face has then given me information about other landowners near to them to contact. I really want to keep the impetus on new landowner contacts going over the next 6 months of the project and I am working hard on increasing landowner sign ups. We are hoping for the next tranche of funding for badger vaccination will be confirmed over the next few months to enable NWT to progress the project into 2023 and beyond.’ |
Rushcliffe Wildlife Watch meets every second Saturday at the Rushcliffe Country Park Visitors Centre between 11 am to 1pm and is open to children between 8 and 12 years of age. Charge £3. For more info contact rushcliffewatch@nottswt.co.uk . Next meeting is on Sat 10th Sept, with subsequent meetings on the 8th Oct, 10th Nov and 12th Dec.
UPDATE – this is the planned programme of activities Rushcliffe Wildlife Watch programme Autumn to Winter 2022