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We hope you enjoy our monthly newsletter.
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Conservation Party
Our next monthly conservation session is on Sunday 19th of July from 10am to 1pm. It would be great if you could join us. No experience is necessary, and all are welcome including under-18s accompanied by an adult.
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Please follow this link to find out what we'll be up to and how to register - Friends of Fox Hill Event. It is important to register by email as there is information we need to send to you, and it helps us to plan the tasks accordingly.
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We also have the dates for all our conservation sessions to the end of the year.
Please see our Events calendar for details.
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Early Summer Conservation Update
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Our regular volunteer working parties happen once a month on the third Sunday. The focus is on improving the woodland as an area where native plants flourish at all levels and to encourage a range of habitats that are inviting for invertebrates, birds and mammals. Rhododendron Removal remains a constant task. It is the Ponticum variety with purple flowers that …
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Butterfly Photoshoot - 21 June 2026
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As we have learned in recent years, the Fox Hill butterflies visit earlier than the annual official Butterfly Count. Pollinators love our woodland edge plants, such as the huge length of bramble that lines the Dorset Way entrance. This is where I saw a Mr and Mrs Meadow Brown flirting, and eventually mating. Sometimes butterflies were happy to pose for …
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