Steeple Woods
Bumblebees
Bumblebees are not solitary - they live in small colonies of at most a few hundred bees. In spring, the queen will emerge from...
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Steeple Woods
Nov 3, 2022
Ponds Project update #3
The ponds project has been running for almost a year. Volunteer Chris and his pond-elfs have worked long and hard.
Steeple Woods
May 26, 2022
BBC Slow Radio
The folks at BBC Radio 3 have been broadcasting some fantastic natural soundscapes as part of their weekend breakfast show.
Steeple Woods
May 12, 2022
Ponds Project update #2
The volunteers, lead by Chris-2, have been busy with the Ponds Project over the last few months. As well as making sure that the water...
Steeple Woods
Jan 5, 2022
Reminder of summer
As an antidote to the dark days of winter, here's a reminder of what summer has to offer at the Reserve.
Steeple Woods
Dec 13, 2021
Record your sightings
Over the years a number of wildlife surveys have taken place at the Reserve. Whether it's trees, birds, butterflies or any other flora or...
Steeple Woods
Dec 1, 2021
Autumn fungi
Autumn always brings a flush of fungi to the Reserve. The range of colours and shapes of the visible (i.e. fruiting) parts of the fungi...
Steeple Woods
Dec 1, 2021
Watch your feet
The biodiversity around the Reserve isn't limited to the bigger inhabitants. If you look closely when you are walking around you'll see a...
Steeple Woods
Nov 26, 2021
Ponds Project update
One of the bigger special conservation projects that the volunteers, lead by Chris, have been working on is to improve the ponds and...
Steeple Woods
Nov 25, 2021
Cornish Black Bees
Everyone thought the British Black Bee had died out completely. Beekeepers replaced them with paler bees, the result of an extensive...
Steeple Woods
Nov 25, 2021
Solitary Mining Bees
Female solitary bees make their nests in a variety of places, such as hollow plant stems or tunnels in the ground. About two-thirds of...
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