{"id":16806,"date":"2026-03-27T17:58:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=16806"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:59:01","slug":"extensive-work-carried-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=16806","title":{"rendered":"Extensive Work Carried Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n<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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Extensive Work Carried Out<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Quite a bit of vegetation clearance has been taking place. John Crockford has cut most of the Upper Orchid Field and extensive work has been carried out in the Community Orchard despite the very wet conditions. Strimming has been done in the orchards and school wildlife patch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=16740\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16740\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16740\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=16740\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?fit=500%2C423\" data-orig-size=\"500,423\" 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;1773598439&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=\"Wildlife Group\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?fit=300%2C254\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?fit=500%2C423\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16740\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?resize=300%2C254\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?resize=300%2C254 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wildlife-Group.jpg?w=500 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>We have projects on the go working with the Beavers, Cubs and infants\u2019 classes at the School.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife spotted by Wenvoe residents include Hummingbird Hawkmoth (pictured), Scarlet Elf Cup fungus, Jelly Ear fungus, various birds in gardens including Pheasant, Goldfinch, Sparrowhawk and signs are appearing of activity by bats emerging from hibernation. Stonechats were seen near the Golf Club &#8211; an unusual event.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wenvoe Wildlife Group Extensive Work Carried Out Quite a bit of vegetation clearance has been taking place. John Crockford has cut most of the Upper Orchid Field and extensive work has been carried out in the Community Orchard despite the very wet conditions. Strimming has been done in the orchards and school wildlife patch. We have projects on the go [&#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":[432,48],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-4n4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15456,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=15456","url_meta":{"origin":16806,"position":0},"title":"Wenvoe Wildlife Group Summer Birdwatch","author":"Alan Williams","date":"4th May 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Wenvoe Wildlife Group WENVOE WILDLIFE GROUP SUMMER BIRDWATCH SUNDAY 18TH - SATURDAY 24TH MAY Many What\u2019s On readers will recall that they took part in the RSPB Birdwatch in January this year and the Wenvoe Wildlife Group were given people\u2019s findings to assist us in learning about birds in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Items for May 2025&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Items for May 2025","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=421"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Picture5-1-296x300.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14257,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=14257","url_meta":{"origin":16806,"position":1},"title":"Thanks for  The Photos of the Wildlife Sightings","author":"Alan Williams","date":"15th May 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Wenvoe Wildlife Group Photos of the Wildlife Sightings Our thanks to all residents who have sent in photos of their wildlife sightings including Bee Flies (see photo), Brimstone butterfly, Bumblebees and wildflowers Ivy -leaved Toadflax, Wild Arum, Lungwort and the rare Herb Paris. 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