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Good Start to Our Wildlife Habitat Management Season
Join Us As a Volunteer! September marked the beginning of our busy habitat management season, which will run through until next Spring....
Louise Barnetson
Oct 6, 20233 min read
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Hedge Clipping 5
In autumn the trees that make up the hedgerows produce many varieties of fruit that are very important for a large range of wildlife.
Jane Reeve
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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Hedge Clipping 4
One special species that relies on the nectar and pollen of native trees in spring is the hazel dormouse...
Jane Reeve
Aug 7, 20232 min read
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MWHG Newsletter: 10th July 2023
This month's upcoming historical display in Selsey, a heritage trail walk taking place in August and updates from our projects.
MWHG Team
Jul 10, 20238 min read
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Finding and Recording Wildlife: Magical Moths, Brilliant Bats, + Valued Volunteers
By Louise Barnetson Above: Magpie Moth. Spring and Summer is a good time to be out looking for wildlife. The birds are nesting, the bees...
Louise Barnetson
Jul 6, 20233 min read
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Hedge Clipping 3
June’s project work was focussed on continuing to gather information about hedges, specifically, on historic information on where hedgerows
Jane Reeve
Jul 6, 20232 min read
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Hedge Clipping 2
The last month has been spent gathering information about the hedges on the peninsula, starting with the data collected by FLOW...
Jane Reeve
Jun 10, 20232 min read
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Tree-mendous Accounting Initiative
MWHG has partnered with Lewis Brownlee to support their new 'Tree-mendous Accounting' initiative.
MWHG Team
Jun 5, 20231 min read
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Successful Family Wildlife Day in Birdham
Free family wildlife and nature day
Louise Barnetson
Jun 2, 20232 min read
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Finally some warmth, and lots of wildlife and wildflowers
By Louise Barnetson The Spring took a little while to get going this year so we've been pleased to enjoy a little bit of warmth in recent...
Louise Barnetson
May 11, 20233 min read
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MWHG Newsletter: 8th May 2023
Look out for details of two family-friendly events we will be hosting this May!
MWHG Team
May 7, 20237 min read
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Hedge Clipping 1
It is National Hedgerow week 8th to the 14th May and a chance to recognise these biodiversity hotspots that often get overlooked and unloved
Jane Reeve
May 7, 20231 min read
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Our Community Conservation Project continues to deliver wildlife habitat improvements and education
By Louise Barnetson Our Wittering Area Community Conservation Project, funded by the Woodger Trust, has seen us continue our work...
Louise Barnetson
Mar 31, 20232 min read
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Wiley Sow Wildflowers in West Wittering
By Louise Barnetson A team from publishing company, Wiley, joined us in March for a corporate volunteering day in West Wittering. As part...
Louise Barnetson
Mar 17, 20233 min read
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Searching for Signs of Spring
By Louise Barnetson It's been quite a cold winter and as we move into March - and 'meteorological spring' - it seems like winter isn't...
Louise Barnetson
Mar 8, 20234 min read
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A Busy Start to the Year
By Louise Barnetson We kicked off 2023 with a busy January/early-February for the Wittering Area Community Conservation Project: 5...
Louise Barnetson
Feb 6, 20232 min read
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Tips for the green-fingered reader
By Meerabai Kings If you’re striving for a gorgeous garden on the Manhood Peninsula, buzzing with biodiversity and plastic free, then our...
Meerabai Kings
Jan 11, 20232 min read
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Volunteering: the Gift that Keeps Giving
We've had a busy autumn/winter period so far. Our Wittering Area Community Conservation Project, funded by the Woodger Trust...
Louise Barnetson
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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The West Wittering Tree Nursery Branches Out!
We have come a long way, from May 2021, when we were given a small plot of land next to the allotments in West Wittering.
Alex Ainge
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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Growing Children Growing Trees
By Louise Barnetson The children of the Witterings area have been busy this Autumn helping us to process and plant up tree seeds to...
Louise Barnetson
Nov 14, 20222 min read
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