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Readers" views: "Bird droppings creating a cesspit on the Wharf"
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (968+ words) Bird droppings creating a cesspit on the Wharf After all the good work that has been done on the Wharf with the replacement of the piling and other improvements, I am concerned that the council are making the Wharf unusable…...
Last chance to see New Era exhibition by two artists united by their passion for birds and the natural world
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (284+ words) The exhibition From Land to Sea at New Era Theatre on Saturday morning supports bird conservation The last chance to view is at a coffee morning at St George's Hall, Wash Common on Saturday from 10. 30am -12noon, . From Land to Sea brings…...
Britain's favourite butterfly named - but which is it?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (470+ words) The peacock has been named as Britain's favourite butterfly following a poll. Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has today revealed that the colourful peacock has beaten off fierce competition from a colourful cast of species to take the top spot as…...
Keep an eye out for cuckoos this spring
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (617+ words) LOGAN WALKER from the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) explains what wildlife to look out for near you in May. The cuckoo's call is an iconic sound of spring, but sadly one that is heard less with each passing…...
Swan family reunited after cygnet rescue mission
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (346+ words) A group of cygnets have been reunited with their parents following a rescue mission after becoming separated from their family earlier this week. A bevy of six cygnets were seen floating alone on the Kennet and Avon Canal by Hambridge…...
Can you help? Building a backyard haven for bats
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (559+ words) The search is over, here is your guide to making your very own bat house in your garden. Following the recent success of the Canal & River Trust's "luxury bat hotels' housed in wartime pillboxes along the Kennet and Avon Canal,…...
New era for The Fox at Peasemore
3+ mon, 18+ hour ago (321+ words) The landlords of one of West Berkshire's most celebrated pubs have announced they are stepping back from full-time food service after 14 years. Phil and Lauren Davidson, the familiar faces behind The Fox at Peasemore, shared the news this week, confirming…...
Natural History Museum's touring Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens at The Base
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (146+ words) Review by LIN WILKINSON Environmental change is a major issue, and Anna Boyiasis (USA) shows two seaweed-farmers in Zanzibar, one standing, one sitting, harvesting their crop: a gorgeous composition built around the sky blue of the women's robes. Azim Khan…...
Pigeon poo adding to danger of slippery pavements
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (340+ words) Hungerford's pesky pigeons have been blamed, at least in part, for recent fall injuries. The perennial pest problem is still causing health hazards, despite years of attempts at controlling the feral population. At a recent town council meeting, mayor Helen…...
Hew adaptation of Larkrise to Candleford coming to the Watermill
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (232+ words) by the Newbury Weekly News since 1867 THE Watermill's first house production of the new year is Tamsin Kennard's adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood, Larkrise to Candleford, set at the end of the19th century. This brand-new co-production from…...