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Dorset Property Care BERE REGIS WILDLIFE AND
Allan Slater ENVIRONMENT GROUP
Based in Briantspuddle
 Services We may be lucky and have a few more days of warm
 Building maintenance summery days, although the swallows and house
 General joinery martins have flown ‘home’ and in truth Autumn is truly
 Garden maintenance upon us. Along with shortening daylight hours, heavy
dews and misty mornings we will start to witness the
 Garden landscaping wonderful natural spectacle of trees’ leaves changing
 Kitchens colour. This is caused by the amount of chlorophyll in the leaves decreasing and
 Man and digger hire revealing the colours of other pigments that are present in the leaves but hidden
by the dominant green colour of chlorophyll. In turn we will see the leaves fall as
 Waste carrier licence the trees prepare for over-wintering. Don’t worry – they’ll soon be back with the
vibrant colours of Spring. In the meantime, we can enjoy the shape and structure

07973 158092 of the trees’ branches.

allan@dorsetpropertycare.co.uk
www.dorsetpropertycare.co.uk Souls Moor Pony Migration
OK, not really a migration! But, the ponies will soon be leaving their summer
pastures at Souls Moor and returning to winter quarters. Do say ‘goodbye’ to
them before they leave and thank them for endlessly munching through the
grass. Their work will help native flowers, such as orchids and many others, to
G P Lewis flourish in the Spring. If it wasn’t for the work of the ponies those flowers would be
Interior/Exterior Painter & Decorator overwhelmed by the stronger grasses and eventually disappear.

Hornets and an impersonating Hoverfly
All aspects of painting and
decorating undertaken including Hornets have a bad press, understandably so as their stings are painful and can,
of course, cause an allergic reaction in some people. The European Hornet is
Domestic, New builds, Refurbs native and commonly seen locally, depending upon whether it is a male or
and Commercial. queen it can vary in size from 25mm to 35mm. It is most obviously distinguished
Qualified and with over 30 years from wasps by its greater size.
experience, will offer friendly The Asian Hornet is an invasive non-native species which, thankfully, still a rare
visitor. It is somewhat smaller than the European Hornet and its body is almost
advice if needed. entirely dark. They are particularly bad news for bee keepers as they raid hives
 1st class finish If you require a job done hassle free and eat bees. If one is sighted it should be reported to the Centre for Ecology
and Hydrology and measures will be taken to locate and destroy it / any nest.
 Free written quotes by an honest, friendly tradesman Interestingly, there is a completely harmless hoverfly which has the general
 Fully insured please give Gavin a call on appearance of the European Hornet, as a means of warning off potential
 No job too small or big 01929 471704 or 07977 predators. It has been spotted locally. Its Latin name is Volucella Zonaria, but is
047314, Email:
 No VAT more commonly known as the Hornet Mimic Hoverfly. At almost 20m long, the
g.lewis515@btinternet.com.

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