Garden
Diary
- October
1st-31st
- Autumn
Colour.
See Britain’s
largest
collection
of
Adults
£8,
Japanese
Maples
ablaze
with
colour.
9am-5pm
daily.
concessions
£7. Westonbirt,
The
National
Arboretum,
Tetbury,
Gloucestershire.
Tel:
01666
881207
11th-12th
- Harvesting
Weekend.
Vegetables
and seasonal
fruits
11am-4pm.
display,
together
with
advice
from
growing
experts.
Bridgemere,
Nr Nantwich,
Cheshire.
Tel:
01270
521100
Highland fling
14th
- Travels
of a
Plantsman.
Roy
Lancaster
talks
of his
career
as
Meet the nomadic Welsh osprey
a plant
explorer
in the
world's
wild
places.
6pm-7pm.
Cheltenham
who’s definitely going up in the
Town
Hall,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire.
Tel:
01242
227979
world. All the way across Britain’s
‘other’ border
16th
- Autumn’s
Abundance.
Flower
arranging
demonstration
with
tour.
£35.
Llanover
Garden
Bob
Harris.
Includes
lunch,
and garden
It seems one of the famous Glaslyn osprey chicks,
School,
Abergavenny,
Monmouthshire.
Tel:
07753
423635
reared at the north Wales nest in 2006 has been
busy crossing borders. It’s been seen in Scotland!
The young bird, believed to be a male, has been
Tree
Walk.
Tour
the garden
with
Jack
Swann,
and learn
from
his
identified by the black and white Darvic ring on his
practical
knowledge
and enthusiasm
for t
rees.
10.30am-12pm.
Adults,
right leg, showing the number 80.
£12.50,
children
£8.75.
Powis
Castle,
Powys.
Tel:
01938
551929
The Glaslyn youngster turned up in The Ospreys
Are Back In Galloway project area, in which the
21st
- Underused
Garden
Worthy
Plants.
Royal
Horticultural
RSPB is a partner. Keith Kirk, Dumfries and
Society
Lecture.
2pm-4pm.
Pershore
College,
Avon
Bank,
Pershore,
Galloway Council Ranger made the sighting of the
Worcestershire.
£8.50.
Tel:
01386
554609
bird around Loch Ken and managed to capture a
photograph, which clearly shows the ID ring
25th-26th
- Pumpkin
Olympics.
Adults
£5, children
£2, free
to
confirming its Welsh identity.
Emyr Evans, Osprey Project Officer for RSPB
those
in Halloween
fancy
dress.
Arley
Hall
and Gardens,
Nr
Cymru says despite the bird jumping ship from
Northwich,
Cheshire.
Tel:
01565
777353
Wales, its sighting is fabulous news.
“The mortality rate for these birds in their first
years is incredibly high,” he says, “so to know that
this Welsh osprey is healthy and back in the UK is
BebzpvujoPdupcfs
extremely heart-warming news.”
Feed the birds, Conwy
The osprey hasn’t been breeding this year, but
has been seen collecting twigs and making trial
nests – typical behaviour for a two-year old osprey.
“When starting a family, ospreys often return to
The annual Feed the Birds Day celebrations will be first frost looms. It’s good to feed birds all year the area they were raised in, so we might have
taking place across Britain this October, and the round, of course, for warmth in the cold weather expected to see this youngster back in the Glaslyn
weekend of 25-26 October at and energy during the rather than up in Scotland,” continues Emyr.
the RSPB Conwy Nature breeding season. But “However, at only two years old, he’s still a little
Reserve is just one of the providing a little food, water young to breed and may still return to Wales for
places to go and do your bit and shelter can really help nesting in years to come.”
this autumn. birds through the winter and The Glaslyn osprey pair has now successfully
Join in with activities at the turn your garden into a raised nine chicks since first nesting in north Wales
reserve including making bird wildlife haven. in 2004. The current family – two parent birds and
cakes and recycled feeders, Remember, the sooner you three youngsters – can be seen from the viewing
guided walks, wildlife start feeding them, the more point at Pont Croesor near Porthmadog between
workshops and much more! birds you’ll see when you sit March and August each year. They’re the only
The event takes place between down to enjoy the RSPB’s Big known nesting pair of ospreys in Wales, and can
10am-4pm and is free for all. Garden Birdwatch in January! be spotted through telescopes and binoculars at
Feed the Birds Day marks You may be surprised what a the viewing hide or via live nest-cam footage in
the clocks going back and the difference it makes. the visitor centre.
winter nights drawing in – it’s RSPB Conwy Nature Reserve, To visit, see: www.rspb.org.uk/brilliant. There are
the time when birds and other Conwy, Denbighshire. also regular updates on the Glaslyn osprey blog at
wildlife need extra help as the Tel: 01492 584091 http://blogs.rspb.org.uk/glaslynospreys
98 October 2008 Country & Border Life
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