Posted: 10 June 2009
wildlife highlights spring 09
Cayton and Flixton Carrs is earning a rightful reputation for wildlife spotting. Here is a selection of my highlights from the past few months.
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Posted: 29 May 2009
New report on 'Birds of Conservation Concern' in the UK
The latest report on Birds of Conservation Concern by a group of leading conservation bodies features many species for which breed on The Carrs
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Posted: 26 May 2009
Environmental Stewardship Farm Walk 2nd July
Want to know more about HLS targeting in the east of the Vale of Pickering?
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Posted: 08 May 2009
Project Partnership Extended!
It's official! The Cayton and Flixton Carrs Partnership is now secure until least Aug 2011 and now promoting wetland restoration across a wider area than before.
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Posted: 09 April 2009
Cayton and Flixton hosts wetland training course
The RSPB held a successful wet grassland site assessment course in Flixton using Cayton and Flixton Carrs as a case study
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Posted: 12 January 2009
Grove Farm milestone
The last major sluice on the wetland restoration scheme for Grove Farm is ready for action in time for spring 2009 breeding wader season
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Posted: 10 October 2008
New sluice put through its paces
New water control sluices installed on Grove Farm have been given a test run in readiness for wading bird breeding season next Spring
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Posted: 03 September 2008
Archaeology fieldwork season on the Carrs
July and August saw another field season of excavations and surveying at the important Mesolithic site of Star Carr.
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Posted: 03 September 2008
Scrapes and Sluices on Grove Farm
The first water level control structures have been completed this August on Grove Farm, Cayton.
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Posted: 24 June 2008
Cayton and Flixton Wetland Talk
The Wetland project features in a special presentation, at Cayton on 26th June.
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Posted: 21 May 2008
Water Vole monitoring
The Project is trying out a novel means to check for the presence of water voles on the dykes and ditches of The Carrs.
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Posted: 21 May 2008
Tree Sparrow success at Flixton
New nestboxes and feeders at Crook Lane, Flixton are a hit with local Tree Sparrows, with over half the boxes occupied in a matter of weeks.
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Posted: 19 May 2008
Wetland Minibeasts at Secret Wood Event
Wetland Project stand proves a hit with young visitors at biodiversity fair in Raincliffe Woods
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Posted: 10 April 2008
Breeding Bird Survey 2008
A new survey of bird species using the wetland project area got underway this month
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Posted: 28 February 2008
Historic Environment Day
Awareness of the historical significance of the wetland project furthered at County Council event
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Posted: 13 February 2008
Hydrological Monitoring to enter new phase
State of the art dataloggers could be measuring groundwater levels across the Project area within a few months...
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Posted: 14 January 2008
November 2007: Grove Farm progress
Fencing work takes Grove Farm a step closer to managing fields to attract breeding waders.
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Posted: 23 October 2007
October 2007: Sowing the Seeds of Success
Specialist wet grassland seed mix sown at Star Carr.
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Posted: 21 September 2007
September 2007: New Wetland Project Officer
New Full-Time Wetland Project Officer Tim Burkinshaw takes the helm.
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