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    Ball nest in gorse

    Hi, What might make a woven ball nest in gorse? Lined with moss. Entrance hole. Northern England Could it be just a wren or something more exciting?
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    Please look for glow worms

    It's now a good time to go out (at or after 11pm) and look for glow worms. Look for a small but bright green light in amongst the ground vegetation of verges, meadows etc. There is lots of info on this website, including past recordings: http://www.glowworms.org.uk/ Do please report any you...
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    It's glow worm time of year

    It's now a good time to go out (at or after 11pm) and look for glow worms. Look for a small but bright green light in amongst the ground vegetation of verges, meadows etc. There is lots of info on this website, including past recordings: http://www.glowworms.org.uk/ Do please report any you...
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    Please look for glow worms

    It's now a good time to go out (at or after 11pm) and look for glow worms. Look for a small but bright green light in amongst the ground vegetation of verges, meadows etc. There is lots of info on this website, including past recordings: http://www.glowworms.org.uk/ Do please report any you...
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    If you see glow worms...

    It's now a good time to go out (at 11pm) and look for glow worms. Look for a small but bright green light in amongst the ground vegetation of verges, meadows etc. There is lots of info on this website, and you can send your records here: http://www.glowworms.org.uk/ Do please report any you...
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    Long beak starling?

    From a garden in Northampton.
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    Great Easter Newt Hunt

    Now is the time to get all your friends and relatives with a pond to do the Great Easter Newt Hunt. Encourage them to do it even if they think they have "nothing" in the pond or "just a goldfish" in the pond. You have until 16th April. All you have to do is look into your pond for 10 minutes...
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    Froglife's Great Crafted Newt comp

    Is anyone taking part in Froglife's Great Crafted Newt comp? You can make one out of anything, and enter with photos of it. (Intended to improve awareness of amphibians by appealing to a wide range of crafters who are not necessarily wildlife enthusiasts.)
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    Northumbria Mammal Group

    Do you live in North East England from Northumberland to the Tees? If you do and are interested in mammals, you can join Northumbria Mammal Group free for a year as long as you send in at least one mammal sighting recording from in the area. It is an initiative to gain new members and to...
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    Springwatch grass snale webcam

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/uk/webcams/ The grass snake heap isn't on all the time, but all the webcams are superb. Take a look!
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    Bio-blitz in Derwent Walk Country Park this weekend

    There will be a public Bio-blitz in the Derwent Valley (Derwent Walk) Country Park from 6am Saturday to 6am Sunday. The idea is to get everyone recording all living things in the hope of recording more than 500 species! There are some guided events, or just turn up and list everything you see...
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    Gateshead Bio-blitz

    There will be a public Bio-blitz in the Derwent Valley (Derwent Walk) Country Park from 6am Saturday to 6am Sunday. The idea is to get everyone recording all living things in the hope of recording more than 500 species! There are some guided events, or just turn up and list everything you see...
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    Things to do in your garden pond this Easter

    If you or a friend or relative have a pond, get them interested in pondlife this Easter by taking part in The Big Pond Dip and The Easter Newt Hunt. http://www.pondconservation.org.uk/bigponddip http://www.newthunt.org/
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    Garden pond: Great Easter Newt Hunt (UK)

    ARC and Arg Uk's uk's National Great Easter Newt Hunt! (survey) Do you have access to a garden pond? Can you spend 20 minutes looking for newts? Could you let us know what you find? Then take part in our Great Easter Newt Hunt! You can join in the hunt anytime between 22nd April and 2nd May to...
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    North East Reptile and Amphibian group needs you!

    Are you interested in amphibians and reptiles? Do you live within the north east (in the area covered by Durham, Nothumberland and Tees Wildlife Trusts)? If so, why not join NERAG...the North East Reptile and Amphibian Group? The group organises talks, site visits, amphibian and reptile surveys...
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    Calling amphibian and reptile enthusiasts

    Are you interested in amphibians and reptiles? Do you live within the north east (in the area covered by Durham, Nothumberland and Tees Wildlife Trusts)? If so, why not join NERAG...the North East Reptile and Amphibian Group? The group organises talks, site visits, amphibian and reptile surveys...
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    Are reptiles or amphibians your thing?

    Are you interested in amphibians and reptiles? Do you live within the north east (in the area covered by Durham, Nothumberland and Tees Wildlife Trusts)? If so, why not join NERAG...the North East Reptile and Amphibian Group? The group organises talks, site visits, amphibian and reptile surveys...
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    Interested in amphibians and reptiles?

    Are you interested in amphibians and reptiles? Do you live within the north east (in the area covered by Durham, Nothumberland and Tees Wildlife Trusts)? If so, why not join NERAG...the North East Reptile and Amphibian Group? The group organises talks, site visits, amphibian and reptile surveys...
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    Desparate need for toad patrollers at Mirehouse

    There is a desparate need for people to take part in crossing patrols on a busy road in Cumbria. Please read this article, and reply to the person who wrote the article if you can help: http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/toad-warning-to-drivers-1.813937?referrerPath=home The location is...
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    Help needed nr Whitehaven for toad corossing patrollers

    There is a location in Cumbria where a toad crossing is desparately needed. Please read this article, and reply to the author of that if you can help: http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/toad-warning-to-drivers-1.813937?referrerPath=home The location of the squashed toads is Mirehouse Road...
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    The Big Thaw Pond Survey- please do it

    If you have a pond, or know of a pond locally, Please take a few minutes to fill in The Big Thaw 2011 pond survey on the Pond Conservation website. Here: http://www.pondconservation.org.uk/bigponddip/bigpondthawformonline They are trying to track the effects of ponds being frozen for so long...
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    Butterfly survey for everyone to do this/next week

    Butterflies are both beautiful and vital to the health of our environment. Their survival is crucial yet they are in serious decline. Be part of the big butterfly count from the 24th July to the 1st of August this year and help us gather information to save them. Just find a place where...
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    Big butterfly count- please take part

    Butterflies are both beautiful and vital to the health of our environment. Their survival is crucial yet they are in serious decline. Be part of the big butterfly count from the 24th July to the 1st of August this year and help us gather information to save them. Just find a place where...
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    Tinny doh re mi song?

    I'm in NE England and this morning heard from the hawthorns at the bottom of the garden an odd bird sound. Three longish (2 seconds each) tinny trills, each one note. Afterwards I realised it was quite in tune, so could be described as doh, rey, mi. Sort of thin and metally. The garden backs...
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    Oooh! Springwatch messageboard open again!

    Just in case anyone is interested.
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