Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2010/January 2011 | Page 116

Tony Ridd with the latest countryside news local countryside country life Compiled by TONY RIDD DO YOU HAVE A COUNTRYSIDE STORY? CALL TONY ON 07966 292334 [email protected] 116 Island Life - December 2010 what to look out for... Wax Wings We get many winter migrant birds visiting our shores and the early cold weather will bring some of them into our gardens. One, regular visitor is the Field Fare. They will love any fruit that is still laying on the ground or devour rowan berries if there are any left! Expect them to visit in flocks. back to nature A countrymans diary This is our time now! Most people are already fed up with the short evenings and premature cold, well freezing weather that has besieged us. But for the people that work in the countryside, (few though they may be) and site visits taking place we are gearing up to our busy on the seventh! Whatever time of the year. the weather there is always Having been sidelined for the last four months, I have something that can be done. Up to the end of April next to admit to feeling positively year, we will plant over buoyant about the next six 35,000 tree and hedge plants, months and really looking coppice about ten acres of forward to them. woodland, carry out selective We have a small stock felling in several other woods nursery, supplying and perform many numerous bare-rooted tree and hedge and varied countryside tasks. whips along with larger So, if it’s chucking it down native, ornamental and fruit with rain or the temperature trees. The arrival of new trees outside is sub-zero, please and the ability to lift and spare a thought for those of plant the bare-rooted stock, us who manage and maintain is like, a starting gun to our the countryside! season. From now on the team tend to work six days a week, with preparation Visit our new website - www.visitislandlife.com