The family of John Pike has commemorated his memory on Petersfield Heath.
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New hedge planted at Heath Road Car-park
Friends of Petersfield Heath have been busy planting a new hedge at Heath Road Car-park, by The Little School.
Mark Greef, team leader for the volunteer work-party group of the Friends, co-ordinated the project. Around 50m of new hedging, planted …
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Enter the black swan!
Visitors to Petersfield Heath have welcomed the return of ‘our’ black swan yesterday.
Slightly smaller than our resident mute swans, but a feisty individual ready to face off competition. It has been estimated that around 37 pairs may breed in …
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Keep a look-out for Goldeneyes in January
We are asking members of the public to keep their eyes open for an occasional visitor to Petersfield pond at about this time of year – the Goldeneye.
January is the peak month for spotting these attractive small ducks across …
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Solstice sunset steels the show
It may be hard to think back to those few wonderful winter days just before Christmas, but here is a reminder.
Friends of Petersfield Heath Chairman, Richard Warton, was out with his camera on 21 December and took stunning sunset …
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Badger filmed foraging on Petersfield Heath
There is new evidence of the presence of badgers on the heath.
Thanks to a new PIR operated infra-red camera set up by Richard Warton, Chairman of the Friends, a badger was filmed moving across the heath from the south …
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