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WILD WOODBURY After a long campaign by BLU,

on 5 . November 2016 the lido
th
Firstly, a Happy New Year to everyone started to open the whole
reading this article! I hope you all pool every day, a supreme
enjoyed your holidays and are ready to example of people power at
go in 2023. its best! I know that there is a
case for cutting staff costs by
We have had more volunteer parties at reducing lifeguarding cover
Wild Woodbury this past month, both of on poor weather days but it
which have been cutting and dragging was good to hear that this
vegetation to make way for the pool was bucking the trend.
fenceline that’s currently being installed
in several fields. A group of 13 of us As we were leaving, I chatted
were greeted by glorious sunshine on the first day, and quickly cleared the area I a while with Laura Everett who
had in mind (I always manage to underestimate how much work we’ll get was Fusions Team Leader at
through!), before moving on to pull some more Buddleia and cut down some the lido that morning. She said
larger Ash trees (with Ash Dieback). The second day was also sunny, but about - that she loved working at the pool. There was a real feeling of inclusiveness and
5’c when we arrived at a very frosty and icy field. The large Willows we were everyone was trying to work together. There certainly seemed this spirit about. For
dragging soon warmed us up, however, and we again cleared the area in a instance, there were regular “Meet the Manager Meetings” with the lido
quick time (perhaps also spurred on by the promise of cake from one of our managers and representatives from BLU taking part in an open forum. Pic 13
volunteers, Sarah). There will be more volunteer tasks in 2023, so do keep an eye I do hope the lido continues to flourish. As Mike said “You come here feeling all
out on your emails if you’d like to get involved, or find my details at the bottom of tense with all the pressures of everyday life but go away feeling relaxed, content
the page if you would like to be on the mailing list. and happy”. Now you cannot buy that on the internet!
You may recall that last month I spoke about the hydrological restoration Bob Holman
happening across several fields on site. This has now finished, with the final ditches
strategically blocked up, and I have an exciting update about what has
happened since! During the Winter of 2021 we had just two Lapwing sightings
across the whole site, in a field historically known as Peewit (an alternative name
for Lapwing), but they stayed for just one day and weren’t seen again. Six weeks
on from our hydrological restoration, we have, very excitingly, sighted 56 Lapwing
in a single field, along with 9 Golden Plover and 30 Common Snipe! These, along Quality Tax and
with the Little Egret which were happily foraging around the diggers when on site, KingsBere
are just the beginning on what we could see at Wild Woodbury. I can’t wait to Accounting
see which other species find the restored wet landscape over the next year.
Over the past six months I have been leading walks for the staff who work as part Accountants For professional advice, dealing with all
of Dorset’s Integrated Care System, a partnership of organisations that come aspects of accounts and tax
together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services over an area.
These walks, along with others that I’ve run, always remind me of the benefits of Day and evening appointments available
being in nature for both mental and physical health. In 2023 I hope to run many
more public walks and demonstrations – everything from dawn chorus walks,
going through moth traps, general walks about Rewilding, and much more! Phone Debbie Scott FCCA, ATII on 01258 830304
If you would like to know more about Wild Woodbury, or have any other office@kingsbere.co.uk
questions, please do get in touch with me, Seb, at
shaggett@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk.

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