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EVENTS 2019/2020
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AGM ( Bowlish House Hotel & Restaurant)
Freshwater Survey 1 Botany Walk Bumblebee Survey Executive Committee Meeting 1 Bat Walk Walking Tour Big Butterfly Count 2019 Closing date for Community Competition Summer Garden Party Walking Tour Freshwater Survey 2 Executive Committee Meeting 2 Executive Committee Meeting 3 Working Party Working Party (Cancelled) Working Party Working Party Bat Survey Big Garden Birdwatch Working Party (Cancelled) Working Party Executive Committee Meeting 4 Community Litter Pick Working Party Working Party Hon. Secretary to have received in writing nominations for Officers and Executive Committee posts with seconder AGM (time and venue to be advised) |
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Hibernating Bat Survey 19/01/2020
Adel Avery led a hibernating bat survey in a location in Darshill, accompanied by Amber and Josh, all of whom belong to Somerset Bat Group. Rebecca Brown from Somerset Mammal Group, also attended.
The roost was 9 to 10 degrees C, humidity 77%, both of which Horseshoe Bats prefer, some other bats prefer to hibernate in lower temperatures.
There were six Greater Horseshoe Bats and two Lesser Horseshoe Bats, all likely to be male.
The photos are courtesy of Amber Avery.
The roost was 9 to 10 degrees C, humidity 77%, both of which Horseshoe Bats prefer, some other bats prefer to hibernate in lower temperatures.
There were six Greater Horseshoe Bats and two Lesser Horseshoe Bats, all likely to be male.
The photos are courtesy of Amber Avery.
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Roe Deer Sighting in Bowlish
Thank you to S. Caunt for this wonderful photograph of a handsome stag Roe Deer taken on Sunday, 12th January 2020. He has been an occasional visitor to their garden and is enjoying the plants!
If you have taken any pictures of local nature, please share with us by forwarding to Jane or Eddie. |
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SPIDER AND INSECT SURVEY WILL COMPLETE BIODIVERSITY PLAN THANKS TO WESSEX WATERMARK AWARD
The presentation took place on Thursday 24th October at Bowlish House Hotel, Wells Road, Bowlish
Below are Brian Allen(DBCS Heritage Project PR), Jane Williams(DBCS Chairman & Biodiversity Coordinator),
Emily Larque(Wessex Water’s Internal Communications Officer) and Eddie Oram(DBCS Secretary & Treasurer).
The presentation took place on Thursday 24th October at Bowlish House Hotel, Wells Road, Bowlish
Below are Brian Allen(DBCS Heritage Project PR), Jane Williams(DBCS Chairman & Biodiversity Coordinator),
Emily Larque(Wessex Water’s Internal Communications Officer) and Eddie Oram(DBCS Secretary & Treasurer).
The Darshill and Bowlish Conservation Society have been awarded a £500 Wessex Watermark for the next stage of The Darshill and Bowlish Heritage Project’s biodiversity plan.
Brian Allen a Society member said: “We aim to interest and inspire the public and local residents in our fascinating Somerset locality and we have over seventy people of all ages involved in the Heritage Project.The more we researched the area’s working history the more we realised the relationship between its history and the surrounding environment. That is when we decided to include a biodiversity plan in our Heritage Project. Having researched the past we now want to plan for the future wellbeing of our environment. The society owns land which was in a very overgrown state, and since restoring the waterways and islands created on the disused mill pond, wildlife is returning. We are also studying the ecology of residents’ gardens to enable a wider picture to be obtained for biodiversity in our locality
Our Watermark Award will enable us to get professional advice for the Entomology and Arachnids sections of our Biodiversity Plan. The more insects we can encourage with land management and planting for biodiversity, the more birds and bats will come and find their homes here.”
Emily Larque, Wessex Water’s Internal Communications Officer said: “What started with heritage has broadened out into the ecology and natural history of Darshill and Bowlish in this fascinating community based project which Wessex Water is delighted to support.”
The Watermark Award provides funds for environmental projects within the Wessex Water area. Now in its 25th year, it has supported nearly one thousand environmental initiatives.To celebrate this milestone Wessex Water has launched a new Watermark Award. Now communities can apply for a special Anniversary Watermark to help with installing water bottle refill points that will reduce single use plastic drinking bottles.
The Wessex Watermark Awards are organised by The Conservation Foundation who judge all the projects.
Brian Allen a Society member said: “We aim to interest and inspire the public and local residents in our fascinating Somerset locality and we have over seventy people of all ages involved in the Heritage Project.The more we researched the area’s working history the more we realised the relationship between its history and the surrounding environment. That is when we decided to include a biodiversity plan in our Heritage Project. Having researched the past we now want to plan for the future wellbeing of our environment. The society owns land which was in a very overgrown state, and since restoring the waterways and islands created on the disused mill pond, wildlife is returning. We are also studying the ecology of residents’ gardens to enable a wider picture to be obtained for biodiversity in our locality
Our Watermark Award will enable us to get professional advice for the Entomology and Arachnids sections of our Biodiversity Plan. The more insects we can encourage with land management and planting for biodiversity, the more birds and bats will come and find their homes here.”
Emily Larque, Wessex Water’s Internal Communications Officer said: “What started with heritage has broadened out into the ecology and natural history of Darshill and Bowlish in this fascinating community based project which Wessex Water is delighted to support.”
The Watermark Award provides funds for environmental projects within the Wessex Water area. Now in its 25th year, it has supported nearly one thousand environmental initiatives.To celebrate this milestone Wessex Water has launched a new Watermark Award. Now communities can apply for a special Anniversary Watermark to help with installing water bottle refill points that will reduce single use plastic drinking bottles.
The Wessex Watermark Awards are organised by The Conservation Foundation who judge all the projects.
