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20th April 2020 by admin
Hi there! I’m Kathryn, the Wildchild Officer for Transforming the Trent Valley. Like many people at the moment I been baking a bit, so now have an empty egg box! There are many great ideas that you can use an egg box for including… Planting seeds – added bonus that the box is biodegradable, so […]
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Hi there! I’m Kathryn, the Wildchild Officer for Transforming the Trent Valley. Thank you for joining me for another blog post. After spotting a few butterflies flying through the garden, I thought it would be nice to make a butterfly feeder. So here is my version of the classic butterfly feeder. Nature Craft! Let’s make […]
Hi there! I’m Kathryn, the Wildchild Officer for Transforming the Trent Valley. Thank you for joining me for another blog post. Nature Challenge! Spot ‘n’ Sketch Challenge! Welcome to my Spot ‘n’ Sketch challenge! I decided to look out my window and whichever bird I spotted first I would draw. I sat and looked out […]
17th April 2020 by admin
For this post I am inspired by my colleague Rod’s recent blog about the Romans. The Romans have made their mark on the Trent Valley Landscape leaving behind remnants of their roads.
15th April 2020 by admin
I joked with Louise (Transforming the Trent Valley Scheme Manager) that she has just had her first ‘Sarahversary’ and asked if we had to sum up our 1st year of the scheme what three words would we choose? For me, I chose easier, amusing and informative. Louise chose supportive, fun and challenge.
8th April 2020 by admin
I am gazing out of the window of my new makeshift home office across the green in front of my house. A variety of flowers have started to poke their heads up to enjoy the watery April sunshine.
5th February 2020 by admin
Volunteers with the WELLIES project recently had some great fun making bird boxes ready for installation along the River Dove in Derbyshire as part of the Transforming the Trent Valley scheme. They have been on riverside walks looking at the flora and fauna, installing the fantastic bird boxes they have made ready for bird nesting […]
Branston Friends have been busy planting spring bulbs and tidying up the local cemetery recently and have shared these photos with us. Thank you to all of the Branston Friends volunteers, we can’t wait to see the flowers bloom this spring! Nicola Lynes, Community Engagement Officer Transforming the Trent Valley
27th January 2020 by admin
You might have seen that one of the projects running within the Transforming the Trent Valley scheme is the ‘Big Washlands Watch’, which is all about citizen science – engaging people with their local wildlife and teaching them how to identify species and submit biological records.
6th January 2020 by admin
Transforming the Trent Valley scheme is launching our ‘Big Washlands Watch’ project in 2020. This project aims to learn more about the number and types of species living in the Trent Valley area by encouraging local people to get involved in some citizen science activities. We would like to hear from people and groups within the Transforming the Trent Valley scheme area who want to learn more about the wildlife on their doorstep and would like to help us to record it.
