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anthem, accompanied with much flag- WILD WOODBURY
waving when we held a wonderful jubilee
tea party in early June to celebrate the
Platinum Jubilee. 1 Year on
Little did we know that Her Majesty’s passing I can hardly believe it, but
was just around the corner, but how happy the 1 October marks the 1
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we all were that she was able to witness, year point since the Dorset
through the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Wildlife Trust took on Wild
the great love and respect that is held for Woodbury, in this issue
Her throughout the United Kingdom and we’ll take a look back at
beyond. the past 12 months and
reflect on what has
As the world, the country, and of course our happened on site and
small village of Bere Regis, mourn the great how we managed to get
loss, it calls to mind her words… “Grief is the there.
price you pay for Love.”
Right from the off, we were being surprised by how much the land can change in
Rest in peace Ma’am, thank you for a short space of time, when given the space to rest and recover. Wildlife started
everything. moving back in immediately, from wood mice naturally aerating the land,

Alison Bennett invertebrates buzzing around the colonising flora, and birds singing again
overhead. We could see in action that, by letting nature lead, we can quickly
restore landscapes and the associated species.
BERE REGIS SPORTS CLUB None of what has been achieved throughout this first year could have happened
without the immense support from volunteers on the project, and members of the
local community who have been supporting the work happening at Wild
Cricket Section Woodbury. Starting off with practical work parties at the start of the year, we
racked up 342 hours of volunteering, clearing scrub, Ash trees and non-native
Below are the results from the end of August and the final vegetation. Combined with all the volunteer surveying that has been happening
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fixture of the season in September. since the Spring, we are now approaching 1000 hours of volunteering over the 1
year on site – all of which has been crucial for prepping the site ready for
The 1 XI finished fourth in the Dorset Premier Cricket rewilding, and for understanding what species we have on site and how the
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League, the 2 XI came fifth in County Division Three, abundance and diversity changes
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whilst the Evening XI finished in second place in the over time.
Dorchester & District Evening League.
Although the practical work will mostly
stop once we have livestock on site (as
1 XI they'll be doing most of it for us!), the
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survey work will only increase as we
Saturday 13 August lost to Poole Town CC by 8 wickets – Sam Goodhew 1-23, Pete move forward and continue to
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discover what the site holds. There will
Saturday 20 August beat Broadstone CC by 64 runs – Sam Goodhew 2-31, Sam likely be the odd practical job come
Goodhew 137 not out up here and there, but certainly
nothing that regular. However, there
Saturday 27 August lost to Puddletown CC by 46 runs – Sam Goodhew 4-14, will likely be other volunteer roles
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