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WILD WOODBURY child supervision, refreshments and the many toilet trips. Finally a big thank you to
Ruth Hughes for all her input with choreography, to Katie Long on the sound and
As we move through May and June, we should be seeing an increase in the lighting, and to Joanna Syrett on the prompt.
numbers of invertebrates emerging and gracing us with their presence. However, A truly fantastic community effort well done, great job everyone.
this year the numbers of all invertebrates seem to be way down on where they
should be across much of the UK, including here in Dorset. It’s thought to be a The profits from tickets and the raffle sales will be donated to the Village Hall for
combination of the drought last year, where many species couldn’t nectar on essential work.
plants or lay eggs because much of
the flora was too dry, the wet March
we had this year, just as many species Panto News
would have been starting to emerge, We will be taking a break now and will be back in September to Work on a
as well as the usual pressures including potted Panto to be shown in January if your child would like to join us for this
loss of habitats and use of pesticides. production please email popinplace@gmail.com by 1 of July.
st
This all being said, we have still been
surveying at Wild Woodbury and the
numbers have started to increase in New Forest for Ukraine
the past week or so. I have been
particularly keen to get more moth We have dropped off many blankets
and knitted items of children clothing
Maiden’s Blush Moth made by our amazing ladies to the New
Forest to be taken to Ukraine. This
charity transports out to Ukraine twice a
week, they were so impressed with all
traps out this season, and along with a the lovely items that you have made,
couple of volunteers, have managed to thank you to all who are knitting for Pop
trap much more than last year already. In Place. Certificates of Recognition
There are approximately 2500 species of have been presented recently to Gwen
moth in the UK, so plenty to trap and Vowles and to Sue Dyke for their
identify, and I would estimate we could tremendous effort in knitting children
easily get around 600-800 species at Wild clothes for this worn torn country.
Woodbury after a few years of trapping!
One of our largest moths is the Privet Everyone efforts are greatly appreciated - keep up the great work.
Hawkmoth, of which I have attached a
photo of 3 together on a fence post, after Thank you and Farewell to Mary
they were all recorded in one trap.
For the last three years Mary Chamberlain has been helping run our food support
There are many ways you can help Three Privet Hawkmoth project, during covid times we were very busy, passing like ships in the night along
invertebrates in your own home, especially with Jo Bruce in our face masks. Now the project still supports people who are in
if you have a garden. In recent years there difficult times that email us for help.
has been a nationwide push for no mow
May, where you don’t mow your lawn for the whole month, to allow invertebrates Mary has been a wonderful help able to get on with the job without fuss and able
to nectar on anything that grows and to provide protection deeper down in the to show compassion and support to those most in need in our Parish. Thank you so
vegetation. I would encourage this to continue into June and through to Autumn, much Mary for helping us and we wish you and Ron every good wish for your new
with just mowing paths through the lawn to enable access to different areas. By home.
doing this year on year, before cutting and removing the arisings in Autumn, you

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