Posts Tagged ‘pudshammeadows’
Spectacular Swallow-tailed moth recorded at Pudsham Meadows
Following on from the very successful moth survey at Pudsham Meadows in June, with Devon Moth Group, another survey was carried out on the 3rd of July. This was undertaken by DPA Ecologist, Albert Knott, and two additional surveyors, Richard Fox and Mark Hows. All three people have extensive knowledge of moth behaviours and characteristics,…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Pudsham Meadow through the Seasons – A Wild Writing year
‘The bird that calls from the willow, lovely is its little beak with its clear call’ 9th century Irish I wanted to hear the willow-warbler, the slide of its song, the lilt and the lift. A tiny bird that every Spring flies from the African continent over the deserts and half way round the world…
Read MoreSpecialist Bird boxes support Breeding House Martins and Swallows
DPA Ecologist Albert Knott recently helped students from Barley Lane School build bird box kits, created by Devon Wild life Trust volunteer Paul Carter. The specially made kits were put together at Shallowford Farm, before being brought to DPA owned Pudsham Meadows and installed on the side of our shed. The bird boxes included carefully…
Read MoreHedge Laying at Pudsham Meadows
Last week, our Conservation Volunteers returned to Pudsham Meadows to rake up Molinia, which had been cut during a previous workday. Cutting back this fast growing grass helps to check its virility, giving slower growing meadow species a chance to access sunlight and nutrients. New shoots of Molinia are also much more palatable to grazing…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Orchid Spells and Bee Tales
Poet and contemporary songwriter, Roz Brady, visited DPA owned Pudsham Meadows on Sunday the 8th of June as part of Open Meadows 2025. This open day was part of a broader program of open meadows, organised by Moor Meadows, and running between May and September. We have welcomed visitors to our hay meadows at Pudsham…
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