Fordingbridge Conservation Group https://bishopspond.uk/ 2026-09-12T03:14:02+00:00 https://bishopspond.uk/ https://bishopspond.uk/_media/wiki/logo.png text/html 2026-08-27T00:08:59+00:00 Richard White (richard@undisclosed.example.com) https://bishopspond.uk/start?rev=1787789339&do=diff Where is Bishop's Pond? fingernails.paving.roughest Tap on the sun or moon to change from light to dark mode Latest news: 🐸 Bishop's Pond, Fordingbridge 🌿 🐞 The next working session is on $[hdcolor $\brown$\$]Monday 7th September$[/hdcolor$] from $[hdcolor $\brown$\$]2 pm to 4 pm$[/hdcolor$] 🦋 🌿 text/html 2026-08-26T23:55:58+00:00 Richard White (richard@undisclosed.example.com) https://bishopspond.uk/menu?rev=1787788558&do=diff Home page About Bishop's Pond News Lists* Photo gallery Library About us About this web site text/html 2026-08-26T23:44:28+00:00 Richard White (richard@undisclosed.example.com) https://bishopspond.uk/header?rev=1787787868&do=diff $[hdcolor $\brown$\$] Friends of Bishop's Pond (bishopspond.uk) (Fordingbridge Conservation Group) $[/hdcolor$] Tap on the sun or moon to change from light to dark mode text/html 2026-08-26T23:31:03+00:00 Richard White (richard@undisclosed.example.com) https://bishopspond.uk/news/2024/0304_spring-colours?rev=1787787063&do=diff Sarcoscypha coccinea 04 Mar 2024: Spring colours Although we did not have a full working session on 4th March, a couple of us had a look around the site before the rain began. The snowdrops are going to seed but the wild daffodils are making a splendid display, although some unknown culprit has been chewing many of the trumpets. Lungwort ( text/html 2026-08-26T23:30:16+00:00 Richard White (richard@undisclosed.example.com) https://bishopspond.uk/news/2024/0205_dead-hedge?rev=1787787016&do=diff “” 05 Feb 2024: Dead hedge At the previous meeting on the 28th January, we coppiced some of the hazel bushes to reduce excess crowding and shading of the woodland floor, to encourage more growth of woodland flowers such as bluebells, wood anemones, celandines, wild arum, etc. Today we used some of the cut hazel branches and twigs to build a text/html 2026-08-26T23:28:33+00:00 Richard White (richard@undisclosed.example.com) https://bishopspond.uk/news/2024/0128_spring-bulbs?rev=1787786913&do=diff 28 Jan 2024: Spring bulbs It was nice to see snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) in flower in the woodland area alongside Normandy Way. These were originally planted three or four years ago, and are doing well. An adjacent garden has a spectacular display of them. Wild daffodils ( text/html 2026-08-26T23:27:53+00:00 Richard White (richard@undisclosed.example.com) https://bishopspond.uk/news/2024/0120_hibernating-shield-bugs?rev=1787786873&do=diff Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 20 Jan 2024: Hibernating shield bugs There are not many insects to see at this time of year, but a young visitor spotted a Hawthorn Shield-bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) hibernating inside a rolled-up oak leaf. The same day we also found another species of shield-bug which had been disturbed from its hiding place. This one is the Common Green Shield-bug ( text/html 2026-08-26T23:26:55+00:00 Richard White (richard@undisclosed.example.com) https://bishopspond.uk/news/2023/0710_roe-deer?rev=1787786815&do=diff 10 Jul 2023: Roe Deer Another surprise was a Roe Deer spotted on 10th July 2023 (and again on 24th September). Not a good photo, but proof that they visit the pond, in addition to the evidence of chewed bluebell leaves, droppings, and “roe rings” text/html 2026-08-26T23:25:43+00:00 Richard White (richard@undisclosed.example.com) https://bishopspond.uk/news/2023/0703_pyramidal-orchid?rev=1787786743&do=diff Anacamptis pyramidalis 03 Jul 2023: Pyramidal Orchid and Crab Spider A surprise discovery in June was a Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis), usually found in calcareous grassland. It will be interesting to see whether it survives in our woodland edge habitat. text/html 2026-08-26T23:24:06+00:00 Richard White (richard@undisclosed.example.com) https://bishopspond.uk/news/2022/0809_southern-hawker-dragonfly?rev=1787786646&do=diff Aeshna cyanea 09 Aug 2022: Southern Hawker dragonfly At the working session on Tuesday 9th August, we were privileged to be visited by a female Southern Hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea). 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