Our Hedgehog Sightings Map is now Live!
– Have you seen a hedgehog this year? Or have you seen any signs of hedgehogs? Our new hedgehog sightings map is now live. You can view it here. You can also find out about the signs to look out for and send your sightings and any other details to our hedgehog champion, Jane. Email […]
Swift Action
– from Kathleen Rigg – How many Swift nests would you estimate there to be in Tideswell? Do you ever wonder where they nest and why they only visit the UK for around three months of the year – also where are they for the other nine months? Can you spot the difference between Swifts, […]
Hedgerow & Tree Planting at Monksdale House
With the help of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, we have been able to complete phase one of our hedgerow and tree planting programme at Monksdale House, near Wheston. We have two fields with drystone walls in an area with very few existing trees. Keen to promote better tree cover and biodiversity, we initially enquired about the […]
Working for Wildlife with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
Our wonderful wildlife – a Dipper in the River Wye Blackthorn hedge on Summer Cross, Tideswell Common Blue Butterfly near Litton Tideswell & District Environment Group are working in partnership with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust (DWT) on several projects in our area. The Trust can support us with expertise, practical help and funding. Read on for […]
Kate’s and Ethan’s Meadow
A protected wildflower meadow in a local nature reserve Why are we doing it? It’s a fact that’s now often repeated that we have lost 97% of our wild flower meadows since the Second World War (Professor John Rodwell 1980). This statistic was given in 1980s and there is concern that even more has been […]
Wildlife Group meeting – 6 April 2023
NOTES (Action points highlighted) 1 – Introductions – Lynn, Vicki, Nicki W and Carl, Nicki L, David, Judith, Kate 2 – Updates a. Owl-Kestrel Connect Project – Lynn explained the background to the Owl-Kestrel Connect Project. This is a partnership project across a much wider area, working with other local environmental groups. £20K grant from […]
Going Wild – Nicky’s Hedgehog Heaven
– Hedgehog snuffling in a garden (British Hedgehog Preservation Society) – TDEG member, Nicky, shares her success in encouraging hedgehogs to her local garden. Just a few simple measures and Nicky and her partner have created a `hedgehog heaven’. In this post, Nicky shares their secrets and explains why she believes it is so important […]
Wildlife Sightings – October – February 2023
February sunset over Manchester Road, Tideswell (Steve Elliott) As I type this at the end of February, it feels like spring is just around the corner. Nature has been waking up throughout this month – we can see the first signs everywhere. So far (touch wood) we have not had a very severe winter – […]
Going Wild in our Gardens for Climate Action
There are plenty of ways you can take action against climate change in your own garden, and most of these actions benefit our local wildlife as well. The Wildlife Trusts have produced a really useful list of things you can consider. Read more here. Their ideas focus on the following issues: Reducing your flood risk […]
A little bit of untidiness can go a long way
On a crisp, sunny winter’s day, it is hard to beat a bit of tidying up in the garden. It gets us outside, it feels like we’re achieving something, and we are getting the garden ready for the start of spring. But there is now lots of evidence that suggests we can do more for […]
