Tideswell Dale Butterflies in 2025
Common Blue (photo by Rob Acker) A group of committed TDEG members have taken surveys of butterflies down Tideswell Dale every year for the 26 weeks of the season since 2021. We now have a much larger team of ten pairs of surveyors, including our youngest surveyors so far (brilliant work from Alfie and Ellis). […]
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 […]
TDEG Summer Walks 2023
Brimstone butterfly (Alison Rooke) Fragrant Orchid and Burnet Moth (Nicki Witham) Daubenton’s bat flying over water (photo – Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust) – Everyone is welcome on our summer wildlife walks. There is no charge, but booking is required so we can monitor and manage numbers, contact participants in case of emergencies, and ensure everyone […]
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 – […]
Wildlife Sightings – April-September 2022
A little bit late with our summary of all your sightings – but there has been a lot going on. Some really controversial issues, and many lovely sightings on some special group walks, as well as those sightings posted by individuals on our Facebook page or emailed directly to us. As ever, I’m just adding […]
