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Monday 29th September

As from Monday 28th July River Cottage is welcoming a group of biologists from the University of Gloucestershire, led by Dr Adam Hart, (Course Leader Biosciences), to carry out a biodiversity study.  They will be looking at the plants and animals on the farm, identifying the different species and getting an idea of their abundance.  They will be writing their own blogs for our website and let you know what they have found which will also have links so that you can find out more about some of the discoveries they make.

When they've finished, they will create some information boards to go up on around the farm and some suggestions on how to keep, and increase, biodiversity.  For those of you who have yet to visit us at HQ they will also suggest ways that everyone can increase biodiversity in their gardens.  One way would be to have your own pond - but don't think you need to dig anything too big, a ceramic basin sunk into the ground (put the plug in first!) can attract all manner of plants, creepy crawlies, frogs, toads, newts and birds to your garden.

Well we got one day in before the rains came!

After arriving we headed stright out to do some bird watching, with a fair amount of success. We spotted a Great Tit, a group of around 10 Pied Wagtails, and three Buzzards, as well as a variety of crows, magpies, doves and gulls. We also spotted and intriguing red and black bird that has so far evaded identification, but we feel we are getting closer. While scanning the hillside for bids we also came across a beautiful pair of Roe Deer, grazing across the valley.

As evening began to fall we set out some small mammal traps around the buildings, and then headed out around the grounds armed with bat detectors. While out we detected only one bat, which we have identified as being a Brandt's Bat (call can be heard by clicking here), but also heard the call of a Tawny Owl. We are hoping to discover more bats tonight.

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