May is the month when the rhododendron, azalea, and yellow flag start to flower; the trees come into leaf; the last of the summer migrants return and when the dawn chorus is at its peak. Nightjars usually start arriving from … Continue reading
Author: delyth.hurley
April Newsletter 2023
April is the month that the woodland plants have been waiting for all through the winter. Bluebell leaves are emerging along with ramson leaves; and violets, primroses, dog’s mercury, wood anemone and celandine are all in flower. All these plants … Continue reading
March Newsletter 2023
Spring has arrived at Stover and it won’t be long before many of the animals that have hibernated over the winter will start to emerge. Look out for the white blooms of blackthorn (blackthorn flowers before it comes into leaf) … Continue reading
Advance Notice of Forestry Works
The Douglas Fir plantation (0.85ha) in-between the Visitor Centre and Stover Lake is due to be clear-felled this Winter 2022/23. These conifer trees were planted as a crop by the Forestry Commission intended to be cut down once mature for … Continue reading
July Newsletter 2022
The longest day is now behind us and summer is in full swing! On the heath the heather will soon start to flower along with heath speedwell and eyebright. A characteristic sound of the heath in mid-summer is the crackle … Continue reading