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Rockingham Forest
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Writing about the forest by
those who live, work or play here.


Two small projects in Oundle - update
Hilary describes the progress being made on two projects - a part of the town's Nature Recovery Plan.

Hilary Hoyle
May 92 min read
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Wood Ants and Nature Recovery
The amazing colonies of Red Wood Ants in Bedford Purlieus raise many questions. Here's a few answers and more questions! Can you help?

Barrie Galpin
Jan 48 min read
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Exploring the western woodlands
An expedition out west led to the discovery of a little-known Nature Reserve and a woodland SSSI.

Barrie Galpin
Jul 27, 20244 min read
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Butterfly Conservation's work last winter
All the rich habitat creation carried out by Butterfly Conservation in the winter of 2023-4

Jamie Wildman
May 9, 20243 min read
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Weldon's Liquorice Piercers
Susannah describes work to improve the habitat for a very rare moth in one of Corby's woodland sites

Susannah O'Riordan
Feb 9, 20243 min read
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The mystery of the ‘Forest Apple’
Adam describes a project to sort out which of the apples growing wild in Rockingham Forest are the original 'Forest Apple'.

Adam Cade
Feb 1, 20244 min read
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The view from the High Seat
Growing numbers of deer without natural predators, mean that culling is necessary. Here is a personal account of how it is carried out

A Deer Stalker
Dec 18, 20237 min read
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Stepping stones in the forest
Jamie describes the new Butterfly Conservation project: "Threatened Species Recovery for Northamptonshire's Woodlands"

Jamie Wildman
Nov 17, 20233 min read
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Work experience - well awesome!
Sam describes the action-packed days he spent with us on his work experience placement in Rockingham Forest

Sam Newcombe
Aug 10, 20235 min read
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Diary from Rawhaw Wood - 3: summer
A charcoal-making course and lots of other heavy work in Hugh and Carolyn's woodland

Carolyn Church
Jul 27, 20236 min read
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Diary from Rawhaw Wood - 2: spring
Winter has turned to spring. Coppicing is over but there is still work to do as Carolyn explains in her latest diary entries

Carolyn Church
May 16, 20236 min read
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Rockingham Forest Adders – in February!
The season for reptiles and amphibians started really early this year. Kev Clarke describes a memorable day

Kevin Clarke
Mar 15, 20235 min read
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Diary from Rawhaw Wood - 1: winter
Carolyn's picture diary gives a real taste of what it is like living and working their coppiced woodland through the winter

Carolyn Church
Mar 1, 20234 min read
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Highlanders in Rockingham Forest
Ann Chinner explains why her Highland Cattle are grazing and enjoying the wood pasture in Southwick Wood

Ann Chinner
Feb 12, 20235 min read
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Red Kites from Spain - and back again
Some of these birds, so familiar now in Rockingham Forest, went back this year to the country that their predecessors came from

Karl Ivens
Sep 8, 20223 min read
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