Bat survey in Luckington
On the 16th May a group of us went to St Mary with St Ethelbert Church in Luckington to carry out an emergency survey. This was prompted by the discovery of a rare Lesser Horsehoe bat close by last year…
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Big Garden Birdwatch 2025
Athelstan 1100: A Walk on the Wild Side
On Tuesday 2nd July at 2.30pm in Malmesbury Town Hall, our Chair, Miranda Shirnia, will be giving a talk as part of the Athelstan 1100 celebrations comparing wildlife in Malmesbury in 924 and today. Here is a short film…
Swift Awareness Week (29th June to 7th July)
Swift Awareness Week is a national event which was first held in 2018 with swift activities promoted by groups throughout the country. This year it takes place from Saturday 29th June to Sunday 7th July. In the Malmesbury area we…
Clean up our rivers!
Are you aware of the pollution being pumped into our river and does it worry you? Here are some photos of the impact of sewage discharges from the Noah’s Ark pumping station in Garsdon. Quite honestly they are revolting! In…
Hedgehog Project Survey
Great Somerford’s ‘Team Hedgehog’ were out and about installing camera traps for hedgehogs on the morning of 11th May. This project is a collaboration between Malmesbury and District Natural History Society, Wiltshire Mammal Group and the people of Great Somerford. It…