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Who’s been eating my nuts? Nuts are attractive fodder for many animals


and November is the month to get out and identify who’s been eating what in the hedgerows and the trees.


● WOODPECKERS will jam hazelnuts and pine cones into crevices in tree bark, so they can hammer them more easily.


● DEER skin conkers with their cheek teeth, discarding the skin.


● WOOD MICE nibble a circular hole in hazelnuts, SQUIRRELS split them neatly in half whilst BANK VOLES gnaw off the pointed end.


● Both SQUIRRELS and BIRDS love eating pine cones stripping the scales from the cones leaving piles of stripped scales under conifer trees. However, look closely - the scales of cones eaten by squirrels have clean-cut edges whilst those made by birds are ragged where they have been pulled out.


WILDLIFE & NATURE EVENTS


Wednesdays & Thursdays in October A Walk on Berry Head Brixham Come and join one of our volunteers as they lead you around Berry Head National Nature Reserve. See flowering flora, circling seabirds, shy porpoise and showboating dolphins. Check website for dates & times. Countryside-trust.org.uk


6 October Sharpham Apple Day The Sharpham Estate, Ashprington The day will include a host of apple-themed activities for all the family, including storytelling, walks, arts and crafts and games. 10.30am – 4.30pm. sharphamtrust.org


12 October Photography Workshop Berry Head, Brixham Learn how to make expressive digital photographs of Berry Head’s landscapes and wildlife this Autumn with Outdoor Photography Tutor Phil Hemsley. 10am – 4.30pm. Countryside-trust.org.uk


12 October Great Beach Clean Great Mattiscombe Sands Help South Hams Society keep this exceptionally pretty privately owned beach, in good order. 12noon – 1pm. Contact penny545@gmail.com, Tel: 01548 561539 or visit www.southhamssociety.org


26 October Family Forage Day The Sharpham Trust, Ashprington Come and discover what the season has to offer and pick some of wild plants to take them back to the sheltered outdoor kitchen for a fun cook up. 10.30am – 2.30pm. shar- phamtrust.org


30 October, 20 November Tots Go Wild Tots come along to Occombe Farm to discover the sights, smells and colours of Halloween & autumn! 9.30 – 11.30am. countryside-trust.org.uk


YOUR LOCAL TREE STUMP GRINDING SERVICE


Call Phil Durdey on 07950 424 117 / 01548 854273


philip.stumpbusters@gmail.com www.stumpbusters.co.uk/devon


2 November Autumn Migration Watch Berry Head Local bird expert Mike Langman will guide you through the spectacular overhead movement of birds. 7.15 -10.15am. countryside-trust.org.uk


9 November Beach Clean Soar Mill Cove Help South Hams Society clean the beach. 10am. Contact penny545@gmail.com Tel: 01548 561539 or visit www.southhamssociety.org


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