We are a group of micro farmers who welcome anyone who keeps animals or grows vegetables and fruit, or loves cooking! Who would like to come along to our meetings or events and share their experiences with others. You don't need to have lots of animals to be a "smallholder." Many people who grow vegetables, have some bees or maybe a couple of backyard chickens come along and enjoy the meetings and events as well.
Monday, 18 June 2012
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Hose Pipe Ban lifted!
http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/_assets/media/notice-of-revocation-of-hosepipe-and-other-water-uses-prohibition-2012.pdf
We urge all members to still use water wisely!
Bat Conservation Trust - Annual Survey
Sunset / Sunrise Survey
How to take part
There are two parts to this survey. You can take part in either survey or both, but the more help you can give us, the more chance you have of finding bats!
See below for a link to our new Sunset/Sunrise Survey video.
The Sunset Survey couldn't be easier! Simply spend the evening in your garden and watch out for any bats that fly past. Record how many bats you see, which species they are (if you think you know) and, most importantly, which direction they are flying from.
The Sunrise Survey involves going out just before dawn to look for bats swarming before they return to their roost. If you have already done the Sunset Survey and saw bats flying past, you should walk in the direction from which most of them seemed to be coming.
This survey is aimed at beginners and is an excellent way of contributing to the monitoring programme if you don't have any previous experience of bat surveying.
This survey takes place annually and this year you can take part anytime throughout June, July and August.
To download the survey form and instructions for 2012, please click here:
Sunset/Sunrise Survey Form and Instructions 2012
NEW! Click here to see the Sunset/Sunrise Survey video
Other surveys
If you know of any bat roosts in your area then please consider taking part in the Colony Count.
If you have some experience of using a bat detector then we need your help with our bat detector surveys. The simpler of the two is the Waterway Survey which just requires you to count Daubenton's bats as they skim over the surface of the water. The Field Survey is for more experienced surveyors who are able to identify noctule, serotine, common pipistrelle and soprano pipistrelle in the field. If you have access to a frequency division detector (such as the Duet) and a digital recording device, you can take part in the Woodland Survey which focuses on the rare barbastelle.
If you are interested in improving your skills we run bat detector workshops, so that volunteers can take part in our surveys.
This survey is sponsored by:-
Wildlife Accoutics
The Bat Conservation Trust does not endorse the services of our Corporate Sponsors
NOTE FROM EDITOR:
If you would like to do this and would like to borrow a bat detector - just ask!
The Bat Conservation Trust does not endorse the services of our Corporate Sponsors
NOTE FROM EDITOR:
If you would like to do this and would like to borrow a bat detector - just ask!
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Beetroot Chutney - Member Ang Cass
Ingredients:
1 kg uncooked beetroot
500g onions
750g cooking apples
500g seedless raisins
3 tbs ground finer
1 kg granulated sugar
1 ltr malt vinegar
Peel and grate beetroot, apples and onions.
Put in pan with other ingredients.
Bring to boil
Simmer until thick.
Pot up in previously sterilised jars.
Eat
or why not buy some at the Blackwater Country Show on 24 June 2012!
1 kg uncooked beetroot
500g onions
750g cooking apples
500g seedless raisins
3 tbs ground finer
1 kg granulated sugar
1 ltr malt vinegar
Peel and grate beetroot, apples and onions.
Put in pan with other ingredients.
Bring to boil
Simmer until thick.
Pot up in previously sterilised jars.
Eat
or why not buy some at the Blackwater Country Show on 24 June 2012!
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
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