The programme for the day is as follows: 8.00 am: An early start to open the 4 moth traps that we will have placed around South Knighton on Friday evening. Adrian Russell County Moth Recorder will be joining us to identify the moths captured before releasing them. Children and young people really enjoyed this the […]
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Go Wild on Knighton Green: 31st July 12.00 – 3.00pm
Join us on Knighton Green for an afternoon exploring the local wildlife and sharing ideas to encourage wildlife in our neighbourhood. We have a full programme planned and other local organisations will be joining us too. It’s a family friendly afternoon so do bring friends and family along, there’s no need to book. The […]
Birdwatching Walk round Washbrook Reserve
We had a great socially distanced walk around Washbrook Local Nature Reserve on Saturday 29th May. Simon led the walk and helped us identify birds from their songs and calls. The highlight was seeing a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers feeding their young in a willow tree by the bridge – see the photo of […]
Spring Bird Walk around the Washbrook Nature Reserve 29th May
Join Simon Bennett for a socially distanced walk around the Washbrook Nature Reserve to look out for, and listen to the birds of Spring. We will also have a chance to look at the local flora. The walk will start at the entrance to the Reserve on Knighton Lane East (just below the roundabout with […]
News from Knighton Green
Spring News from Knighton Green Good news, – the wildflower swathe on Knighton Green will be returning this year. A happy band of helpers managed a suitably distanced working party on Saturday. The main task of the day was to remove the turf from the wildflower area prior to sowing the seed. This year we […]
A River of Stones to celebrate Spring on Knighton Green
Help us celebrate Spring on Knighton Green by creating a river of painted stones. Children of all ages are invited to paint and decorate a small stone or pebble on the theme of Spring and place it by the newly planted coppice on Knighton Green. Let’s see how long we can make the river of […]
Autumn jobs in the churchyard
It’s time again to prepare the meadow in the churchyard for winter. We had a great display of Ox Eye Daisies this year and we want to see them flower in profusion again next year. Once the seed heads have shed their burden we strim the dead grass and flower stalks. It’s important to remove […]
Incy wincy spider – Knighton Wild’s first meeting in 2020
Alan Cann will talk about his latest interest – spiders! Some of them incredibly small but all of them fascinating. Conquer your fear or deepen your love by coming to hear about Alan’s exploration of the world of spiders in Leicester and Leicestershire. Alan will also be talking about what spiders can tell us about […]
November Meeting: Hedgehog Rescue
Bev’s talk inspired everyone who came to hear her last week. We heard about the long hours on call and the time commitment it takes to raise a rescued young hog. And Bev brought along a real live hog that she had rescued and was now ready for release. We watched Sebastian the hog grow […]
Wildlife on your doorstep: a talk by wildlife photographer Jack Perks
Jack will be talking at the next meeting of Leicester and Leicestershire Photographic Society on Friday 15th November at 7.30 Jack’s passion is natural history and he has a degree BA (Hons) in Marine & Natural History Photography. He is also passionate about teaching others-photography, wild life and conservation. He has worked on various BBC […]
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