Our volunteers are out on the Heath again every Sunday morning come rain or shine, fully complying with Government Covid 19 guidelines. Recent work has focussed on removing bracken to encourage the spread of heather on the bank below Heath …
A big vote of thanks must go to Jordan Bleach and his fellow FoPH members for putting together this impressive and informative bird poster of the regular and not so regular wetland visitors to the Heath Pond. The poster replaces …
Some of our regular visitors, Bee Wolf Wasps, have been busy again on the Heath. Their small holes in the sandy paths can be seen in many places, but particularly between the Pond and Heath Road. Thanks to our Chairman, …
Dwarf Gorse is flowering on the Heath right now. Look for it on the most eastern fairway, about half way up. A member of the pea family, Dwarf Gorse (Ulex minor) is the least widespread of the three gorse species …
Despite appearances, the slow worm isn’t a worm nor a snake – it’s actually a legless lizard! Look out for it basking in the sun on heathlands and grasslands, or even in the garden, where it favours compost heaps. It …
