Earlswood Wildlife Partnership News Letter + Events

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting was held at Earlswood Village Hall on Monday 16^th May. Chairman Ron Hill reported on the workshops (mammals / butterflies and moths / wildflower), walks (dawn chorus / autumn / bluebell) and the activity nights (moths and bats) which have taken place since the last AGM and which were well attended - 23 at the last bat night which was enjoyed by all! He also reported on the progress made with the tern raft project and the installation of 70+ bat boxes.

A presentation was given by Chris Redstall of Keep Britain Tidy (Waterside Care Project Officer) who spoke about the urgent need to clean up the lake feeder streams and remove the invasive Himalayan Balsam. If you would be prepared to help in this project please let us know and working parties can then be arranged in conjunction with Chris and the Residents Association.

Moth Traps

As you may know EWP have 5 Moth Traps and identification books, supplied from the funding secured for us by Izumi Segawa of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.

These traps have been loaned out to members since March this year and have provided a fascinating insight into the moths that can be found in the Earlswood area. Cheryl and I have run the trap overnight in our garden on 8 occasions and have identified over 30 different species to date (see photos below). Identifying some of the species has been at times challenging but fascinating and Izumi is always willing to help!

If you would be interested in the loan of a moth trap in the future please get in touch and let us know. They are easy to set up and all you need is a suitable electric point (we run an extension lead through the cat flap!) - as always we can be contacted at ewp2010@btinternet.com

Forthcoming Events

Saturday 18^th June 11am – 5 pm – Visit Notcutts Meadow

Sunday 19^th June 11am – 4pm - Visit Notcutts Meadow

A chance to visit an orchid filled ancient meadow.

Entrance at the rear of Notcutts Garden Centre

(No charge but donations to WWT welcome)

Saturday 2^nd July 8:30pm until 1:00am - Moth Night in Clowes Woods

(No charge but donations to WWT welcome) meet at Wood Lane car park

Sunday 10^th July at 10am to 1pm – “Balsam Bashing” at Clowes Wood

Meet at Wood Lane car park.

Please wear working clothes, boots or wellies and gloves.

Bob

(Bob Roberts – Membership Secretary)

Crime Stats Alcester North November 2020

Well here you go, Crime Stats for November 2020 for Alcester North, Once on the page hover over the hot spots to get a break down for your village or town, I still think this is a great tool. Just a reminder the tool is provided by www.police.uk and is for anywhere England As always I have set the default search area for Alcester North. Click Here to Access Crime Map For Alcester North

Late Post Earlwood Wildlife Partnership

Earlswood Wildlife Partnership Contact us at: ewp2010@btinternet.com or on 07528 595444 Evening Chorus Walk Sunday 3 rd May Please join us for an evening walk through beautiful Clowes Wood listening out for birds singing their evening chorus Walk will begin and end at Wood Lane car park staring at7 pm and lasting about 2 hours Sun 3 rd May 7pm – Evening Chorus Walk, meet at Clowes Wood car park (Wood Lane) donation £2

Earlswood Wildlife Partnership News Letter 12

Contact us at: ewp2010@btinternet.com or on 07528 595444 Newsletter 12 Welcome to 2013, now the snow has gone it is time to start planning our programme for the year and we hope as many people as possible will join in. The dormouse, reptile, bat and butterfly surveys will be continuing and we hope to undertake a bee survey as well but if you have any suggestions of the type of activities you would like please get in touch. Dormouse Survey – 10 th November No evidence of dormice was found but we did find a wood mouse nest. This caused a bit of excitement but unfortunately, the nest was empty! The wooden inners from the tubes have now been taken away to be cleaned and will be put back in March – we will be looking for volunteers to help in the next newsletter Winter Tree Identification Walk – 15 th December This was a very interesting walk, it is fascinating to see the differing characteristics of trees without their leaves and how it

Olympic Torch Photos Earlswood Glad I found a quiet Spot

Memories Of My Day Watching the Olympic Torch. On the Common past the Res. All Pictures taken By Carrie

Core Strategy Consultation Period Stratford on Avon District

Stratford-on-Avon District Proposed Submission Core Strategy Regulation 19, 20 and 35 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 https://www.stratford.gov.uk/planning/proposed-submission-representation-form.cfm/form/cspropsubs14/q/1 I am writing to inform you that the District Council has approved its Core Strategy for submission to the Secretary of State for independent examination. The Core Strategy sets out the vision, objectives and framework for managing development in the District up to 2031, contains policies on a wide range of specific subjects, and identifies a number of development site proposals. In accordance with the Regulations, before the Core Strategy is submitted there will be a six week period for making representations on the legal compliance and soundness of the Plan. This will commence at 4.00pm on Thursday 5 June and end at 5.00pm on Thursday 17 July. Representations received will be submitted to the Secretary of

Earlswood, Forshaw Heath &Tidbury Green Residents Please be aware and Alert a possible 3000 Houses

Well I once again appear to have taken quite a long sabbatical however I thought it worth coming out of blogging retirement to make any readers I may have left aware of the following response Solihull MBC have received in their recent call for sites for future housing needs. This call for sites is by Solihull MBC and Barrats have responded with the following From the Methodist Church to Earlswood Station From Earlswood Station running in the line of the woods behind Poplars farm behind the Limes and up to Pound Close. Apparently it is know as a Garden Village information of which can be found on the links below. Submission information Garden Village Information TiA Parish Council is aware and will be discussing the submission at their next planning meeting. Also your District Councillor is aware I also believe that Stratford SDC is aware however I don't know what if any response they may have made. What is a call for sites? A call for sites is made by every cou

Crime Stats Alcester North October 2020

Well as crime has been on my mind for the last couple of weeks and it has always appeared difficult to find any meaningful crime stats. I have at long last found the information used by the Police lurking on the Police.uk website. It is not live data and runs approx 6 to 8 weeks in arrears for example October 2020 is now visible. This is a totally interactive tool, easy to use and has a great dashboard, what is good about this tool it also provides outcomes. The default is for the whole of the Alcester North area however it is simple to find out where the hot spots are and which crimes have been included. So for those of you keeping an eye on the stats this may well be the tool to use. To get to the information just click the link below Alcester North Crime Data

Forshaw Heath & Earlswood BoD in Warwickshire

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