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Cowbar Autumn Goldfinches

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:August 29, 2025
  • Post category:Birds/Information/seasons/Spotted/verges
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A cloud of Goldfinches feasting on seeds on Cowbar this August A group of goldfinches is called a 'charm'. This term comes from the Old English word 'c'irm' and refers…

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GROUND NESTING BIRDS

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:March 10, 2025
  • Post category:Birds/Information/policies/seasons
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Many ground-nesting birds are on the ‘red list’ of birds that need urgent action to stop them from dying out.  On Cowbar, these Red List birds include lapwings, curlews, and…

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Biodiversity policies and Cowbar

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:February 17, 2025
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Did you know that thanks to the 2021 Environment Act there is now a legal requirement for all parish and town councils to not only conserve the biodiversity within their…

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The Cowbar Barn Owl

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:December 21, 2024
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All through December, we have seen the barn owl out hunting over the Cowbar grassland in daylight. Although barn owls' eyes are specially adapted to function in low light conditions…

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Honey bees on Cowbar

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:August 31, 2024
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A tiny colony of honey bees ( Apis mellifera)  has build a little nest on a sturdy cabbage plant stalk by the Cleveland Way. They arrived during the last week…

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Summer visitors on Cowbar

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:July 2, 2024
  • Post category:Animals/Birds/Information/seasons/Spotted

There are some wild summer visitors on Cowbar. Click here to find out more.

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Cowbar Seed store

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:October 31, 2023
  • Post category:Birds/Information/newsletters/Plants/seasons/Spotted/verges/Yellow Rattle

For the past couple of months, we have been collecting seeds from the Cowbar bund and cliff top plants to sow along the south verge. Click below to read more about verge management on Cowbar.

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Poetry in flight and the Cowbar birds

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  • Post published:July 12, 2023
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Alex Preston, a bird enthusiast since childhood, has set out to find literary references to 22 birds, many of which you might see on Cowbar. Click below to read more about his book: As Kingfishers Catch Fire.

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Hedgehogs are thriving on Cowbar!

  • Post author:cowbaradmin
  • Post published:May 31, 2023
  • Post category:Animals/Information/Mammal Tracking/Spotted

The only spiny mammal living in Britain is the hedgehog but their numbers have plummeted in the UK since 2000. Click below to read more about the population of Cowbar hedgehogs being fed and tracked on Cowbar.

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Earth Day on Cowbar

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  • Post published:April 22, 2023
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Today is Earth Day. It is a day to especially celebrate the extraordinary planet we live on and focus on what we must do to protect it. Click below to find out more about what's happening.

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