If you go down to the woods today… A big thank you to Mandi from Enjoying Creativity Outdoors for hosting a Family Forest Fun Day in Jubilee Wood in May 2025. A number of families attended this free event and had a great time: pond dipping, natural arts and crafts making, getting muddy in the … Read more
At the end of April 2025, we took part in a nationwide citizen science project – The Great UK Water Blitz – to test the water quality of Moat Brook. 4 sites were selected along the brook: Three in Jubilee Wood and one just below the Severn Trent Water (STW) sewage outfall. The water was … Read more
As part of our ongoing work to monitor the species that live in Jubilee Wood, in mid-April 2025 we carried out another moth survey. This was the fourth survey we have carried out and now takes the species count to over 100, which is pretty impressive for such a small and relatively young wood. Notable … Read more
In January 2025, we teamed up with over half a million nature lovers (not all in the same place) and made the weekend count, quite literally, by joining in with the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. We had a great turnout from the public, including members of Rockspur House CIC. Results for Jubilee Wood sadly weren’t … Read more
In February and March 2025, we’ve been doing what we love best – planting trees. We would like to thank our Duke of Edinburgh volunteers Ethan and Adam, along with Ethan’s Dad Dave, Joe, Nick, Will, Gareth and Thomas who helped us plant a few more trees in Jubilee Wood. Ethan and Adam have been … Read more
As many of our followers know, we are constantly monitoring Jubilee Wood to see what flora and fauna have made it their home. In late January 2025, we were very fortunate to host members of the Shropshire Lichen Group who surveyed the wood to see the species of lichen to be found there. Below are … Read more
On a damp Sunday morning in February, we gathered again in Jubilee Wood with the Belvide Ringers for another bird ringing session, the first for this year. 46 Birds were caught and ringed over the two hours including: Unfortunately due to the ever-present and spreading Avian Flu, this time members of the public weren’t allowed … Read more
Last weekend we held the Big Garden Birdwatch in Jubilee Wood. We had a great turnout from the public, including members of Rockspur House CIC. Compared to previous years, this year’s results weren’t that good and decidedly below average. The following birds were spotted: Although this might seem like a decent haul, it is quite … Read more
Our least favourite, but very important, task in Jubilee Wood is cleaning out the bird nesting boxes. We do this annually to ensure the boxes are ready for spring, and it also allows us to track which boxes were used last year. Due to the pests, especially mites, which persist in the nests we clean … Read more
Many nature lovers gathered in early November 2024 for another session with the Belvide Ringers. It wasn’t the best turnout for the birds with numbers below what we normally see this time of year. For a while it was looking like we weren’t going to catch any but things picked up as the morning went … Read more
