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Spring is Coming!
The trees planted last year are coming into blossom and leaf. Robert, Colin and John have been carrying out some much needed watering to...

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Apr 131 min read
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Preparing for Spring!
Adrian Siddle rolling the recently seeded annual strip Early March saw the preparation of the strip seeded with annual wildflowers which...

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Apr 131 min read
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Planting the annual seeds!
Many thanks to the team of volunteers who turned out yesterday to sow the annual seeds and top up the seed base. We hope to be rewarded...

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Mar 261 min read
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Rolling the Seed Bed
Adrian busily rolling the newly planted annual seed bed. We look forward toa blaze of colour in a few weeks time!

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Mar 261 min read
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Strimming Done!
Lewis and Jacob did a great job strimming the brambles on the western boundary. This area is now clear and the trees have much more room...

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Mar 51 min read
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Spraying Done!
Ed Cross, in action, spraying the annual strip on the Meadow prior to rotavating and seed planting.

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Mar 51 min read
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Field vole spotted!
This cute little vole was spotted recently working its way across the permissive path. They usually dash into cover, but this one was...

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Mar 21 min read
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Stonechat pays a Visit
A pair of stonechats have been seen over the last two weeks in February, perching on the newly planted apple trees and dropping down to...

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Mar 21 min read
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The Kestrels are Back!
The kestrels are back on the nest box and were seen mating at the end of February so it looks as though they are going to use the box...

Thornham United Charities
Mar 21 min read
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Looking Good!
We have been busy tidying up the meadow during the winter. The photo on the left shows the copse at the western boundary, where the...

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Feb 201 min read
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Memorial Tree Plaques now in place
We have now added 13 new plaques to the memorial trees which were planted in November 2024

Thornham United Charities
Feb 201 min read
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Getting the Meadow Cut
We finally got the long grass cut on the meadow last Novemnber, rathr later than we hoped , but just in time to keep us on track. Thanks...

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Feb 41 min read
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Happy New Year!
Last year closed with Janek planting another 16 trees from Barcham Trees. These have been planted at random across the meadow and, even,...

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Jan 51 min read
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Review of 2024
Volunteer Working Parties  From time to time over the coming year we will be looking to arrange Volunteer Working Parties to help with...

Thornham United Charities
Dec 6, 20244 min read
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Action Stations on the Meadow!
Nest box update. Robert and John checked the small nest boxes distributed around the field and were delighted to find that 15 (exactly...

Thornham United Charities
Sep 29, 20241 min read
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Sponsor a Memorial Tree!
In March 2024, we successfully planted 25 trees in an acre of the field. The trees were kindly sponsored by people from, or associated...

Thornham United Charities
Jul 28, 20241 min read
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Summer on Jubilee Meadow
July is a great time to take a walk around Jubilee Meadow. These are some of the butterflies and wild flowers which have been...

Thornham United Charities
Jul 27, 20241 min read
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Photos from the Meadow
There photos were all taken on the meadow over the last few weeks. Small heath butterfly Yellow shell moth Gatekeeper butterfly Mating...

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Jul 7, 20241 min read
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We Got a Certificate!
We were delighted to receive this certificate for participating in the Aviva Save our Wild Isles promotion. Jubilee Meadow received...

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Jul 7, 20241 min read
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Mid Summer on the Meadow
We hope everyone is enjoying the meadow now that some of the early results are beginning to show. The strip of annuals, is now in full...

Thornham United Charities
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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