January

 January ia a good time for tidying and we have a few piles of material branches etc from cutting back plus a donation from Old Glossop Community of their village Christmas tree. One of our team suggested another dead hedge in a location that would provide a screened off area and additional habitat, the original hedge is a success as birds have been observed foraging presumably for insects living in there. The new hedge sits on a framework of poles built on a curve, not quite finished yet but we have the material to complete it. On a different note before the nesting season gets underway we decided to check on the birdboxes constructed and sited the previous year. We were delighted to find that on careful inspection each box exhibited evidence of having been occupied. Very encouraging to find that all the new habitats are in use.