by Ian Dunham | Nov 27, 2024 | Parish Council
We are now in the pre-Christmas Burglary period with house burglaries often taking place from school collection time until late when it is dark or getting dark. Don’t let your house stick out as house with no one in it! Switch on lighting both outside and within your...
by Ian Dunham | Nov 19, 2024 | The Bumpy
Sue Huggett. Throughout the year, one of the most biologically active habitats within The Bumpy is the tangle of mature ivy that cloaks many of the oldest trees; some alive, some dead. Contrary to popular belief, ivy is not parasitic, having its own, independent...
by Ian Dunham | Nov 19, 2024 | The Bumpy
Sue Huggett. Following this year’s mild, wet spring, the understorey in The Bumpy (mainly nettles, thistles, Cow Parsley and Garlic Mustard) has shot up to a height of two metres from nowhere in next to no time. What was an open, undulating terrain now resembles a...
by Ian Dunham | Nov 19, 2024 | The Bumpy
Sue Huggett. With winter finally coming to a close, colour is returning to The Bumpy once again. Snowdrops have enjoyed a very good season, having survived the disturbances at St. Peter’s, and have put on a fabulous display of flowers; great sources of nectar for...
by Ian Dunham | Nov 19, 2024 | The Bumpy
Sue Huggett, December 2023. As another New Year begins, it’s a quiet time for the residents of The Bumpy (our little nature reserve in Littlebury Green). All but the evergreens have now lost their leaves, and even the nettles have largely succumbed to the recent...