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06-06-2006, 07:28 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2006
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Welcome to WAB weeksy  it's a peasure to meet you, hope to hear from you soon.
Geoff  |
06-06-2006, 07:37 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Greater Manchester
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Very warm welcome Steve, look forward to seeing your future posts |
10-06-2006, 09:29 PM
| | Active Member | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Maidstone, Kent
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Thanks everyone for such a kind welcome.
Steve |
12-06-2006, 04:45 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bristol
Posts: 114
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Hello Steve
Just had to say a belated hello and welcome from me too - it's so lovely to hear wildlife news from Kent. I grew up wandering one of the Kent Wildlife Trust's chalk downland reserves in West Kent (maybe even one of the reserves you warden!) - and often feel homesick for all those wonderful orchids and amazing Kentish downland wildlife. My husband and I used to run a conservation volunteers group in Kent before we moved here to Bristol 12 years ago, and our group often used to team up with KWT vols to do work for the reserve wardens in the East of the county....
We were back there at the beginning of this month enjoying loads of nostalgia - and the wonderful orchids....
Very nice to meet you here...
Willow |
23-06-2006, 02:46 PM
| | Active Member | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Maidstone, Kent
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Hi Willow
Thanks for the welcome. Sorry for the delay in replying, things have been a bit busy work wise .I read your post about the visit to see the monkey orchids, i'm glad you had such a good time! They really are charismatic plants.
I've moved the opposite way from you, from the west country to kent. Despite the rather fast pace of life here I really love kent. It is such a diverse county and my real interest is in chalk and limestone habitats.
All the best
Steve |
23-06-2006, 04:53 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bristol
Posts: 114
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Hi Steve,
Good to hear from you - yes, it was fantastic to see the Monkey orchids doing so well! It seems like an age since we were last there volunteering!
We didn't realise what a fast pace of life there is in Kent, until we moved West. They know how to chill out here in Bris'ol! Fortunately, the Garden of England has as you say, all those tranquil, diverse wildlife habitats to escape to. I love chalk habitats too...got my fix at Pewsey Downs NNR in Wiltshire just last weekend!
All the best,
Willow |
24-06-2006, 09:04 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.E.SOMERSET
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Just one for you Bristolians present and ex ;A Redfield woman has found a Woodcock
Orchid growing in the Avon Gorge (ophrys scolopax)
Observer Free Paper
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24-06-2006, 01:09 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bristol
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Originally Posted by nightshade Just one for you Bristolians present and ex ;A Redfield woman has found a Woodcock
Orchid growing in the Avon Gorge (ophrys scolopax)
Observer Free Paper |
Hi Nightshade - Thanks for telling us about that! I've just dashed to my copy of the Observer - and seen the story! But, I'm really confused....coz the picture looks like a Bee orchid to me! I've looked at some pics of the Woodcock orchid online and it looks different from the lady's photo! There doesn't seem to be any confirmation from anyone like English Nature in the article....and it does look very, very like a Bee orchid to me (but I'm probably totally missing something!)  |
24-06-2006, 05:42 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jun 2006
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Hi weeksy, looking forward to your posts.
Kent...Ah, the garden of England...Lucky you.
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