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Deer and more Deer by RB
Read moreMuntjacs are now frequently seen in and around the Common Lands but their population growth brings its challenges writes Ross Bentley. I’m not sure who was most startled. Walking along Sudbury’s Valley Trail footpath recently, I was stopped in my…
Adrian WaltersEnd of season cattle round-up
Read moreOctober sees the grazing season drawing to a close and by the end of the month the process of removing the final cattle to their winter farmstead quarters will be underway. The grass has been well eaten-off through the summer…
Adrian WaltersThe Feathered Fisherman by RB
Read moreAll fishermen know that success comes with patience. Catching fish is a waiting game. And there is one creature regularly seen on the Sudbury riverside who has more staying power that any other: the grey heron. Most days on the…
Adrian WaltersLate Summer Colour
Read moreThe Sudbury Common Lands are now well and truly grazed off; the cattle having carried out their task to maintain these famous pastures as open grasslands. Steeped in fascinating history, the grazing records for these lands stretch back into the…
Adrian WaltersAmazing Butterflies by RB
Read moreI rarely need an excuse to go out in search of butterflies but this month my eyes have been peeled more than usual for lepidoptera. For the past few weeks an active and friendly charity called Butterfly Conservation has held…
Adrian WaltersA statuesque Rush but not a Rush!
Read moreAt this time of high summer, out on the riverside pastures the cattle are fattening well as they eat down the acres of herbage. The visual impact of the spring flora has long since passed and apart from some wonderful…
Adrian WaltersManouvering Martins and Swooping Swifts
Read moreA summer’s evening and once again Sudbury’s water meadows reveal some of their magic. While we sit on the riverbank on Kings Marsh, a dozen or so house martins fill the space around us, putting on a breath-taking aerial display…
Adrian WaltersArteries of the Riverside Pastures
Read moreAt this time of high summer, out on the riverside pastures the cattle are fattening well as they eat down the acres of herbage. The visual impact of the spring flora has long since passed and apart from some wonderful…
Adrian WaltersDamsels and Dragons on the Riverside
Read moreHigh summer is the time of damsels and dragons. However, far from being in distress, the damsels positively cavort around the riverside in all their colourful finery. The dragons on the other hand are less interested in eating the damsels,…
Adrian WaltersNew Brooms
Read moreWhilst both farming and conservation work is carried out year round on the riverside to ensure that the aims of the management plans are met, it is really at this time of year that the fruits of many years of…
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