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WILD WOODBURY in Wareham. We still have some left so if you need one let us know.

It’s currently mid-March, and as I walk across Wild Woodbury, there are signs of Pop In Place Food Crisis Support
Spring popping up all over the place; Speedwell is beginning to flower in the ex-
arable fields, the first Blackthorn blossom is emerging, and the woodland in the The Pop In Place have a Food Crisis Project. We have gained some limited
middle of Wild Woodbury is bursting with Bluebell floret just waiting to bloom. A funding to provide one off crisis packs for people in the Parish in a critical
queen Bumblebee flies past me and looks to find these nectar sources that are so situation, with no food.
important for invertebrates that can be seen early in the year. I’ve also seen a
few butterflies around, including a Comma and Red Admiral, ones that would We ask for donations of money, rather than food so that we can be very specific
have overwintered as adults and decided to come out on a particularly sunny about what is put into the packages, ensuring it is of most use.
day. There is going to be plenty more to discover on site this coming year. If you need this service please email popinplace@gmail.com in confidence, and
We have recently had a group from Planet Purbeck at Woodbury, helping us to we will help.
further our hydrological restoration by smashing many of the field drains that are
taking water from the landscape. Planet Purbeck are a community organisation,
bringing people together to care for our countryside, coast, and communities. Up and coming events at the Pop In Place
They’re focussed on practical action, from beach cleans and sowing wildflower Good Friday 7 April Easter Bonnet parade and egg Raffle 10am – 12noon
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meadows, to helping us smash up some field drains, and everything in between.
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There are several ‘Planet’ groups around, including Planet Wimborne and Planet Friday 5 May Coronation Party cream tea 2pm -4pm
Shaftsbury which I’ve been in contact with. If interested, it’s well worth getting in June 15 16 17 “The Jungle King” Tickets available 1 May
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touch and keeping up to date with all their actions.

To further our ecological recording this
year, I’ve been in contact with Have you checked out our Pop In Place website popinplace.org
Lindsay Carrington Ecological
Consultancy, a company based near For More information call Alison Bennett 01929 472023
Corfe Castle that I showed around site
last year. They very kindly offered to
survey the site for Dormice and
brought most of their team to site in
early March to set out surveying tubes.
If you are walking around site, you will BERE REGIS FLORAL GROUP
likely see many of these in the
hedgerows – I believe there are about
700 of them in total! Dormice The next meeting of Bere Regis Floral Group will be on
hibernate over Winter, often in logs Tuesday 11 April at 2pm in Winterborne Kingston
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and leaves at the base of trees, or just beneath the ground to avoid any cold village hall. This is a workshop led by Carrie Diamond
weather. They make nests out of grass and leaves, and are largely nocturnal, on the subject of foliage manipulation.
climbing trees at night to find food, mainly consisting of hazelnuts, insects, and Visitors and new members are always welcome, and if
berries. We don’t know if we have them at Wild Woodbury yet, it is very exciting
that we will be finding out over this Summer when the tubes get checked by the it is your first visit to the club, it is free of charge.
staff. It’s worth noting that these are protected species and you should not be
checking for them or handling them without a licence.
We have been doing a lot of clearing up over the past month. The farmyard had
a large area of mature bramble, a great species for nesting birds and

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