{"id":13410,"date":"2023-08-05T22:39:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T21:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=13410"},"modified":"2023-08-08T11:18:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T10:18:03","slug":"can-you-spare-a-few-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=13410","title":{"rendered":"CAN YOU SPARE A FEW MINUTES"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9060\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=9060\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wildlife-2.jpg?fit=100%2C102\" data-orig-size=\"100,102\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wildlife 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wildlife-2.jpg?fit=100%2C102\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wildlife-2.jpg?fit=100%2C102\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9060\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wildlife-2.jpg?resize=100%2C102\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"102\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Wenvoe Wildlife Group<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>We continue to work on our sites but (and we are not alone as far as village groups are concerned!) we do need more residents to get involved and spare a few minutes helping out with simple jobs. We held a session at the Elizabethan Orchard during July encouraging new volunteers to spare an hour in the evening but no new helpers turned out. Meantime we do what we can and recently have started refurbishing our noticeboards. Elizabethan Orchard noticeboard has been completed &#8211; next we shall focus on the Wild Orchard board. At least we have been awarded with 7 Green Flags again which is a tribute to those who help to care for the sites and the landowners who make it all <a href=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=13305\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13305\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13305\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=13305\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture6a-1.png?fit=529%2C619\" data-orig-size=\"529,619\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture6a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture6a-1.png?fit=256%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture6a-1.png?fit=529%2C619\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13305\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture6a-1.png?resize=256%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture6a-1.png?resize=256%2C300 256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture6a-1.png?w=529 529w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>possible. An important function of the Wildlife Group is to record species that are seen within the Parish of Wenvoe and St Lythans. Many of our records are firsts for this area such as the Common Purple and Gold Moth shown here which was spotted by members at the Elizabethan Orchard. They do not have to be rare and many common species are under-recorded. It is unlikely that anyone else is recording wildlife in the Parish and an apparent absence of wildlife can have a bearing on planning applications, especially for large-scale development. You do not have to be an expert but a photograph can usually help with identification. Do get in touch if you would like to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wenvoe Wildlife Group We continue to work on our sites but (and we are not alone as far as village groups are concerned!) we do need more residents to get involved and spare a few minutes helping out with simple jobs. We held a session at the Elizabethan Orchard during July encouraging new volunteers to spare an hour in the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-3ui","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13929,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=13929","url_meta":{"origin":13410,"position":0},"title":"Mike And Glenys&#8217;s Reindeer Sale","author":"Alan Williams","date":"13th February 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Wenvoe Wildlife Group Mike and Glenys's Reindeer sale along with some separate donations raised \u00a31360 for the Wildlife Group - an incredible sum and our thanks to all who supported the event, bought raffle tickets and reindeer or gave donations. 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