Wildlife & Conservation
Wildlife & Conservation
Do you have the makings of a wildlife warden? Visit our Wildlife Corner to discover how you can help look after the environment and the many animals, birds and insects that live all around us. You can also keep up to date with what’s happening at Finkley by following our conservation diary.
Wildlife Pond – Come along to the wildlife pond and see if you have what it takes to be an amphibian detective. Learn top tips on pond dipping and how to make a pond dipping net.
Bat Boxes – Discover where the bats live high up in their Bat Boxes and find out how you could make a home for bats where you live too.
Bird Hide – Head to the Bird Hide where you can grab a pair of binoculars and see what birds you can spot. Find helpful hints on how to build a nest box for your garden.
Bug World – Try and find all the different places that bugs like to hang out. Take a closer look as there’s three to find – Bug Garden, Bug Hotel and Bug Pile.
Finkley Conservation Diary
May 2022
We found these huge stag beetles in a rotten log we had to move. We relocated them to the log pile in Wildlife Corner.
April 2022
This spring flower resembling the head of a snake is the aptly named Snake Head Fritillaria (Fritillaria meleagris). You can spot these at the farm in Wildlife Corner.
March 2022
Farmer Kate and Farmer Rebecca help TVBC with restoring the native hedgerow between Walworth Road and the Farm.
February 2022
One of our favourites – a Red Kite! We are starting to see them more and more at the farm, they are really easy to spot with the distinctive forked tail.
January 2022
First Full Moon of 2022 – the Wolf Moon.
December 2021
Farmer Laura helped Andover Trees with their tree planting project.
November 2021
The Gardener stumbled across this beautiful bumblebee keeping warm in the begonias. It was safely relocated to the nearby Wildlife Corner.
October 2021
Remember the turquoise toadstools from last year? There are back… Verdigris agaric are thriving in the leaf litter this year in Wildlife Corner.
September 2021
These clouds are amazing! We had to ask a weatherman the name of them – the answer was: altocumulus castellanus (turret-like), caused by unstable moist air at 10,000-20,000 feet, signalling impending showers or thunderstorms.
August 2021
Farmer Caroline and Farmer Anna carry out some much-needed maintenance work in the overgrown Wildlife Corner and pond. Nettles and goosegrass that were taking over have been partially removed as well as the non-native pondweed.
July 2021
Scarlet Tiger Moth spotted in Wildlife Corner. Just look at those colours – you can see a glimpse of scarlet under the wings.
June 2021
Farmer Steph rescues a garden snail from the farmyard and finds it a more suitable home!