by Strettons Area | Sep 16, 2026 | All Events, Strettons Area News
On 5 August 2026 I was invited into Sandford Nursing Home to talk to residents about the garden wildlife survey that the Strettons Area Community Wildlife Group conducted in 2025. A small group of residents joined me as I explained to them that most of the people that...
by Strettons Area | Sep 16, 2026 | All Events, Strettons Area News
We need to talk about Swifts…come along to an evening of Swifts on 3 November 2026 at All Stretton Village Hall. Julie will be giving a short presentation on these remarkable birds followed by a film showing of “The Other Taylor Swift” – a delightful 30...
by Strettons Area | Jul 5, 2026 | Strettons Area News
‘Thank you’ to those who have replied to previous requests and sent information about target species for our bird survey. Cuckoos have been particularly well reported, and Dippers bred successfully in Little Stretton. The surveys finished in mid-June, but it’s still...
by Strettons Area | Jul 5, 2026 | All Events, Strettons Area News
The Environment Agency (EA) carried out a fish rescue on Thursday 2nd July 2026 on a small section of brook in Little Stretton that is drying up. After endeavours by two local residents the incident was reported to the EA and they rescued 17 healthy brown trout. The...
by Strettons Area | Jul 5, 2026 | All Events, Strettons Area News
Our Swifts are amazing! They are iconic birds of our summers and every year they fly all the way back from Africa to make a nest and raise their young. That’s about 7000 miles one way! They are insectivorous – they only eat aerial insects – and are really important...
