Lyme Park has a diverse set of
habitats, but the Rangers are always happy to have more information on what
exactly is living where. Last year they undertook a survey of the birds on the
estate and this year, 8 from MNTV helped out, on the workday this Sunday. The
information that is gathered will help towards planning for increasing species
diversity and protection of rare species.
For our part in the survey we were on
Park Moor - the highest area of Lyme, a moorland composed of grasses, sedges
and reeds - and Cluse Hey, which is a mixture of woodland and moor.
After some
training in recognising the songs and appearance of the two main bird species
that we were expected to see, skylarks and meadow pipits, we split into three
groups to cover the areas in the morning. In addition to the two common
moorland birds already mentioned, we saw buzzards, swallows and various
corvids.
After lunch, one
group continued the survey and another went back to the Ranger's office to help
with constructing not an insect hotel, but an insect resort, using wood offcuts
and recycle pallets and posts. The work wasn't finished at the end of the day,
but it is quite a task. The Rangers are hoping to build 4 or 5 of these.
Getting them to their destinations will be a challenge as it already took 4 of
us to lift the frame before we started adding the wood for the nooks and
crannies.
Text from Mick and photo's from Adrian
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Your contributions at Lyme are much appreciated.
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