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Half Term Nature Spotting around Limpsfield Common & Limpsfield Chart
This half term holiday, why not spend some time in Limpsfield Common or on Limpsfield Chart getting to know some of the amazing wildlife, flowers, plants and trees we have on our doorstep. In the article below we have a few things you can look out for and some handy spotter charts from Wildlife Watch.
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Looking forward to a blooming great June in Limpsfield!
June is the month of fairs, fetes and markets in Limpsfield with lots going on, including a bumper weekend in the village on June 29th and 30th.
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Update from the Friends of Limpsfield Common
There’s always so much going on with the National Trust, Friends of Limpsfield Common and the fantastic Thursday “Taskforce”. Here’s a little of what they’re up to at the moment on Limpfield Common.
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Limpsfield’s Biodiversity Corner
We’re very lucky in Limpsfield to have some great little spaces where local groups and landowners are doing their best to promote Biodiversity in green spaces – including Padbrook Pond, Moat Pond, the Glebe and Brook Fields, Eden Brook (down by the bridge on Blueouse Lane – Titsey Road end), Ridlands Grove, Pebble Hill wildflower meadow, the Community Orchard at Grub Street and the Chart Orchard on Stoneleigh Road, amongst others.
Now we have another one to add to the list at Detillens Corner.
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Don’t stray off the path this spring!
Don’t stray off the path! Here’s why it’s so important you stick to the footpaths and keep dogs on leads in the countryside – particularly in the spring.
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Last chance to trim your hedges before nesting season!
It is very important that you keep hedges maintained and properly cut back if any part of the hedge borders a pavement of footpath and it is YOUR responsibility to keep it trimmed back to the point that it doesn’t encroach over the footpath / pavement / road and obstruct or risk injury to passers by. Hedges should ideally be trimmed from October to March, then left alone to avoid disturbing nesting birds. So get trimming!
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How to help wildlife by creating nature corridors in your own back garden…
Many wild animals and birds are struggling to survive and thrive, but particularly in urban or semi-urban areas where it can be hard for them to safely move around. There are lots of ways you can help them by working with your neighbours to create links between gardens in your road, and also links between your garden to local green spaces, rivers, streams and woodland…
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Please keep your dog on a lead around livestock
It is the time of year when there are a lot of ewes in the local fields, and many are in lamb awaiting the arrival of spring lambs. Unfortunately there have been several incidents of sheep worrying in the district over the last month or two, and a number of sheep have had to be put down. This is completely avoidable.
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