The use of the yurt - November

While we can longer sleep in the yurt, It totally demonstrates its valuable and essential use on day like this.

It has been agreed with the Broads Authority that while we will not longer sleep in the yurt, it stays on site and can be used for storage, shelter and research. Sadly it means we can no longer record night species. like the many moths we have identified.

Too wet to do any work but it is wonderful to see how well our native dead hedge has grown over the years. We planted the native bare root plants among the dead hedge in 2020. Some of the willow stakes which we coppiced from the willows by the South Dyke grew. The one by the work station provides excellent shade on a hot, sunny day.

Even though we cannot work outside, there is always work to do. We can download the videos from the wildlife cameras and view for any new species. We can plan activities for children and open days. We can fill up the glass bird food containers. Yes, while we recognise mice belong at the woodlands, we didn't enjoy them eating through the plastic

containers.

For some considerable time repairing and maintaining the bird hide has been on our list but other work always seemed to take precedence. When we took the time to work on it we realised neither of us are great on ladders. So now we need ' a cunning plan'.

Watch this space for our revamped bird hide.

We have used willow for the dead hedge, for the bird hide, for stakes and even for firewood. While is is not regarded as great firewood, it dries out really quickly and burns well, if a little rapidly..