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Hi there, Welcome to our December edition In the words of George Bailey, ‘Merry Christmaaaaaaas.’ Food, Family, Friends & Food. Putting work to one side it really is a great time of year and I can’t wait to spend the festivities with all the important people this year, especially the new addition to our family! Our son Lee and his partner Ellie are expecting their first child just before Christmas so this one is bound to be an extra special one! Congratulations you two. Make sure you all stay safe this year and don’t over indulge too much and if you can try and remember those less fortunate at this time of year like a lonely elderly neighbour or even some of the local homeless people in this cold weather even just offering a warm drink will help them stay warm that day. We have donated a 3 quarter page article to Street Spirit this month asking for volunteers this year helping the less fortunate so please have a read and if you can spare your time or some donations it could make the world of difference!
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BRING LIFE WITH DEAD WOOD Use old, dead logs to create an inviting home and feeding ground for insects, toads, newts and bees.All the rotting wood, flaking bark and maze of little gaps between the logs is heaven for a wide range of wildlife. You won’t see much going on at first, as these creatures like to hide in the dark. If you turn one of the logs over in the day, you can watch plenty of creepy-crawlies scurrying away out of the light. At night, look for woodlice, snails and wood mice emerging from shady woodpiles. If you’ve made a log pile in the sun, look for solitary bees seeking nestholes. You can build a log pile whenever the mood takes you. But you’re likely to have logs and sticks to hand in autumn and winter when you’re managing your trees. Collect your dead wood. It’s best to get your dead wood from your own garden each time you do any pruning or lopping. You can also see if friends and neighbours have any going spare. If you get really stuck, you can buy dead wood from a local tree surgeon. But don’t just wander into a local wood and help yourself as you’ll be removing nature’s home! Where to put your dead wood? You can put it just about anywhere in your garden, but it will attract different wildlife in different places. If you put it somewhere shady, it’s likely to rot more quickly. Fungi are likely to arrive and mosses may grow. Put the wood in the sun, however, and the wood will turn dry and hard. This is how solitary bees, who investigate old beetle holes, and wasps, who ‘harvest’ (chew) wood to build their nests, like it. The logs can be arranged however you like neat and tidy or piled up. If you’re feeling arty then you could create patterns from your log pile. You can even use the soil you excavated on the top and even sprinkle some wildflower seed on top.
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