Archive: Glowing in the dark !
July 6th, 2008 by susanjefferies40 people eschewed the television and arrived at Barrow Hills at 9pm last night. The rain held off, the wind dropped, a bit, and we had a very successful Twilight Walk.
Two Night jars flew and played above us, clearly visible against the fading sky, and we all heard their churring and calling, as we learned more about how they arrive from Africa in May to lay their eggs in nests on the ground, and stay until September when they all return to warmer climates. They have visited Dorset and Hampshire since the 10th Century, some travel further up the country but not in great numbers.
We also saw a bat, then on the way back, as it got darker there were 5 glow worms hidden in the grass beside the path to light us home.
Thank you very much to Jane for organising it and Nicky from Dorset Wildlife Trust for leading us all.
All these creatures need undeveloped and uncultivated land to survive, to live, breed and find their food. We still have patches of this land in Corfe Mullen and we must keep it, if we build on it, it will be lost and it’s wildlife with it. We must fight to keep them safe, which is why we are upset about being asked to accommodate 700 more homes on our Green Belt land. I know we cannot stand still and I know we need more Affordable Homes in Corfe Mullen as our young people cannot afford to stay, but as Jane said ‘I am not against the houses, but we must not build them on land which is precious’.
Help us to ensure that we protect our precious wild places and the wildlife living there, and find more appropriate areas to build more houses.
Next event planned for August 9th, keep in touch with Corfe Mullen Nature Watch ! Link on the left hand side of this page.
