Barrie Galpin
Exploring the western woodlands
An expedition out west led to the discovery of a little-known Nature Reserve and a woodland SSSI.
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Rockingham Forest Blog
The Welland Valley above Shotley
Writing about the forest by
those who live, work or play here.
Jamie Wildman
May 93 min
Butterfly Conservation's work last winter
All the rich habitat creation carried out by Butterfly Conservation in the winter of 2023-4
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Susannah O'Riordan
Feb 93 min
Weldon's Liquorice Piercers
Susannah describes work to improve the habitat for a very rare moth in one of Corby's woodland sites
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Adam Cade
Feb 13 min
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'.
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A Deer Stalker
Dec 18, 20237 min
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
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Jamie Wildman
Nov 17, 20233 min
Stepping stones in the forest
Jamie describes the new Butterfly Conservation project: "Threatened Species Recovery for Northamptonshire's Woodlands"
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Sam Newcombe
Aug 10, 20235 min
Work experience - well awesome!
Sam describes the action-packed days he spent with us on his work experience placement in Rockingham Forest
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Carolyn Church
Jul 27, 20236 min
Diary from Rawhaw Wood - 3: summer
A charcoal-making course and lots of other heavy work in Hugh and Carolyn's woodland
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Carolyn Church
May 16, 20236 min
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
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Kevin Clarke
Mar 15, 20235 min
Rockingham Forest Adders – in February!
The season for reptiles and amphibians started really early this year. Kev Clarke describes a memorable day
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Carolyn Church
Mar 1, 20234 min
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
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Ann Chinner
Feb 12, 20234 min
Highlanders in Rockingham Forest
Ann Chinner explains why her Highland Cattle are grazing and enjoying the wood pasture in Southwick Wood
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Karl Ivens
Sep 8, 20223 min
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
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