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Written by Hans Rieder
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May 01, 2009 at 12:00 AM |
TO ALL FoDOS MEMBERS AND GUESTS
We hope you have enjoyed reading the spring issue of our newsletter!
It is time for us to work on the summer issue and we need your help! It is YOUR newsletter, so please send us your contributions and share your photos and stories with all our members. Try out your journalistic capabilities and fill our pages. Our closing date is June 10, 2009.
Please contact Alison Potter or Hans Rieder.
Our newsletters are read by an estimated 1000 people and our readership is growing. With spring being firmly established and summer approaching, lots can be seen and heard in our parks.
We need members to play an active roll; if you can spare a few hours from time to time to help, please contact Terry Lenton or Chris Wynn.
 The summer issue will appear early July 2009
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Last Updated ( May 03, 2009 at 03:10 AM )
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Introduction to Nutwood by Dr Keith Dodd |
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Written by Dr Keith Dodd
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Apr 20, 2009 at 07:23 PM |
 Dr Keith Dodd
Welcome to this section which tells you about the Darley and Nutwood Nature Reserve.
Our nature reserve is unusual in having a range of different habitats in a small area within the city boundary.Whilst we have no unique species on the site, there is a wide variety of plants and animals, some of which are uncommon.
The nature reserve offers a very different environment to the more formal parks nearby, and we plan to retain this 'wild' feel and to encourage biodiversity on the site.
We are fortunate to have been designated as a Local Nature Reserve by Natural England. This affords a degree of protection to the site, and supports our main aim of nature conservation.
If you would like to know more about the nature reserve, to join our email list of friends, or to help with surveys or conservation work on the site please contact me by email or by phone on 01332 557249.
Keith Dodd
Chairman of the Management Group.
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Last Updated ( May 05, 2009 at 06:29 AM )
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Written by Hans Rieder
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Apr 21, 2009 at 11:35 PM |
David and Jean Roberts of Allestree started walking from Allestree down to Haslams Lane and the river Derwent back in 2001. They noticed less birds on the fields where turf is grown as twisted hawthorns were felled and concentrated on Nutwood. They started to keep records of numbers of each species seen and here is the result as it stands today.
David and Jean are members of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Derbyshire Ornithological Society, RSPB and Derby Natural History Society (David is Treasurer of the last).
56 bird species have been observed at Nutwood. This is the page where you can learn about these birds as we have a link to the relevant RSPB page for each of them.
If you think you have observed birds - or indeed other wildlife - contact
Keith Dodd.
If the observation can be authenticated, we will include it on this site with your name if you agree.
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Last Updated ( May 14, 2009 at 07:45 AM )
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