The compostable toilets on site are undergoing improvements at the moment but are still in service,thanks goes out to all the folks who help keep these facilities clean and working the whole year,especially in Winter with no mains water available
Attempts are taking place by volunteers to improve the drainage in the car park area,these photos taken after 12 hours of heavy rain,seems to have greatly improved dispersal of water,second drain may be added later
We have now setup a new blog purely for the wildlife/biodiversity on the allotments, please follow us on the new blog to get regular updates ….
HUNTING
The south side of the site was lacking sunlight during the growing months, so plot holders got together during the winter to prune and clear offending trees,the path has been widened and leveled for trolley access and at last the we have started to develop the Bluebell Wood biodiversity area.
SUNBATHING ON THE ISLAND
HUNTING
BEAUTIFUL MARKINGS
LOOKS LIKE A BENT REED
A SMALLER ONE PROBABLY A MALE
OPAQUE EYES MEANS IT IS SOON TO SHED IT’S SKIN
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- Nelson awoke mid March
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- This was his Winter bedding
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- He came to me straight away
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- Long drink
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- First meal of the year
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- A pair of Mallards took up residence on our pond
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- A pair nested last year and laid one egg but they seem to leave when plot holders arrive in the spring
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- Daff and Don
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- Always alert as the Foxes regularly drink at our pond
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- Mrs Fox absorbs early sunshine
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- Who’s watching who
If anyone finds anything interesting on their plot nature wise please inform me as we record all things found on Tredegar in the education hut and if possible put them on display for visiting groups of children.This is how we manage to receive funding for our special site and give children of Dartford an insight into nature and how a lot of basic food items are grown. One of our greatest successes is letting children dig potatoes ,if anyone wishes to visit our bio diversity site please contact me I think a lot of you will be surprised at the amount of natural activity on the allotments and how we can work together with nature to keep Tredegar special.
Richard
Despite the weather this years Halloween Fright Night was the best ever with an estimate of around about 80 -100 people attending , volunteers worked hard in adverse weather conditions all week to make the site look so good especially Tony Thorne who despite his flu made the Community Barn so accommodating and weather proof..
As previously posted on this site our Fox cubs this year were poisoned by something and all three of this years litter died and the resident adults seem to leave the site.As a result the bottom of the site became overrun with Rabbits but three large healthy Foxes have been observed behind the biodiversity garden, I think these may be the cubs from last year as I have noticed they have the same characteristics and behavior patterns that I observed whilst filming them last year
Tredegar Allotment’s Gold Award
Tredegar Allotments have been awarded gold for the second year in succession for our work to promote a wildlife friendly environment
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- Catering team
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- Bake Off entries
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- Beer quality control
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- Jeremy Kite Speech
