Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2011 | Page 80

COUNTRY LIFE Local countryside with Tony Ridd Days out in the West Wight BACK TO NATURE ry a i d 's n a m y r t n u o c A summer throughout the sy bu be to ue ts and also We contin teresting projec in of le up co a months with here and there. I some single days operation and e my shoulder nc si ar ye A a b. en It’s be ee climbing jo ed it out on a tr ic footpath have, a last test o big by a publ to e m co be d sycamore ha antled the tree ailed! We dism rt cu be to d ha and s and then ring rd roosting stem bi of le up co a d habitat. leaving anding dead woo st a te ea cr to of our barked it ld be kind, one ou w er th ea w e Thinking th nd. is creating a po g larger projects nd work, findin e l with th grou el w g in go ng l pi al pi It was all up and pes, linking them e them to fill old drainage pi e could then us w at th ay w a From the them in such l of the pond! ve le er at w e th and maintain and all through line the pond, to d de ci de e w elpful’. Then outset e weather was ‘h th s es oc pr g in o eager and the digg ve got a little to ha to s em se d’ ting the ‘pond go we are now wai ng to fill it. So yi tr e can on w ed re st fo si in d be to dr y up the be ys da r ea cl family e w fe th for for a stopped the kids ’t sn ha s hi T . ac iate attr tion. continue ying its immed jo en r fo ng ki , when we are wor hat disappointed ew m so be ht ig , I think they m have lovely skin though they all al s, ue in nt co work even the dog! The West Wight Landscape Partnership are offering days out over the summer holidays for the whole family. There will be a guided walk at Brook on August 20, and a Bat Detective on September 1. Other days include Fossil Hunts, Creating Kaleidoscopes and Rock Pooling. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. For more information wwlp.co.uk or contact Irene Fletcher on 759779 or email [email protected] A winning start… A winning start to another season in the show ring for Duxmore Suffolks. Matt Legges flock of Suffolk sheep have made a great start to this years show season, with his show ewe N29 winning both the breed championship and reserve supreme championship at the South of England show. What's more impressive is that this was her first time in the ring! On her second outing Matt took her to the breeds, English National show, at the Three Counties Show in Malvern, where she finished a respectable second. Her flock mate: H6 went one better though, when she won first prize in the older ewe class. DO YOU HAVE A COUNTRYSIDE STORY? 80 www.visitislandlife.com Call Tony on 07966 292334 [email protected]