Nature
“T is is a stark reminder of the need to take immediate action on climate change.”
How you can help Each phenology record added to the Nature’s Calendar database increases the Woodland Trust’s knowledge of how natural events are unfolding across the UK. Become a citizen scientist – record
when you see the fi rst leaf or ladybird in spring, the fi rst ripe blackberry or frogspawn. T is information will feed into a truly signifi cant database that is used by climate scientists across the globe. All these natural events will help
build up a picture of how nature is responding to climate change. Plus, it’s a great way to reconnect with nature while making a diff erence.
naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk
Sweet treat
Autumn is prime time for chestnuts – and there will be plenty falling to the ground in our wonderful woodland at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park. But make sure you know the
diff erence between conkers and chestnuts as they look similar. Sweet chestnuts are edible, but conkers – or horse chestnuts as they are also known – are poisonous and not for eating! According to the Woodland
Trust, the sweet chestnut is smaller and found in clusters. T e leaves are completely diff erent - sweet chestnut has single, long serrated leaves while horse chestnut has hand-shaped leaves with deeply divided lobes or ‘fi ngers’.
Belonging to the same family as oaks and beeches, the sweet chestnut is a deciduous tree which can reach 35m when mature and live for up to 700 years. T e bark is grey-purple and
smooth, and develops vertical fi ssures with age, while the twigs are purple-brown and buds are plum, red-brown and oval in shape. T ey can develop vast girths which can reach up to 2m in diameter. Look out for widely spaced teeth around the edges of leaves. T e seeds develop inside the prickly, green seed cases. You can roast sweet chestnuts
and use them in stuffi ng, cakes and crumbles, or simply tuck in straight from the oven. Yummy!
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