Wildlife is on the move and preparing for autumn.
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Appeal to Sussex Road Residents
Friends of Petersfield Heath highlight the importance of ivy to wildlife
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Eye Spy Nature in August
Buddleia provides fantastic nectar for summer butterflies. On sunnier days this month there are many butterflies on the wing, feeding up ahead of hibernation. You can easily spot small copper, comma, speckled wood, red admiral and Peacock.
The second flowering …
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Much-maligned ivy – an appeal to the public!
The Friends of Petersfield Heath are appealing to members of the public to respect ivy.
Recent reports of ivy having been cut from trees has alarmed our conservationists, who hope to convince you of the importance of this plant, a …
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Protecting mute swans
Members of the Friends of Petersfield Heath were concerned about the welfare of a pair of mute swans nesting in the reeds of Heath Pond, close to Sussex Road. It appears there was disturbance to the nest after a first …
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Giant creature of the deep discovered at Heath Pond!
Grandchildren of the Chairman of Friends of Petersfield Heath, Richard Warton, discovered giant molluscs living in the mud of Heath Pond.
Richard said, “It was one of those beautiful balmy Sunday evenings when my grandchildren were visiting and some distraction …
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