FoTV 
It’s an exciting time in the Tawd Valley! First of all for some mammal sightings – our volunteers have recently been using a camera trap to watch wildlife, and it has been confirmed that both Roe and Fallow Deer are present within the Park. Furthermore, a number of Hares have returned, and the Grey Squirrels … Read more
We start off this mammoth update with Team Tawd as they proudly continue to expand, welcoming another volunteer into the ranks. Last Friday, the team joined up with Ranger Chris again to continue working on the willow spiling which will prevent further erosion of the river bank, provide fantastic habitat for fish and invertebrates and … Read more
It’s been an exciting few weeks for the wildlife of the Tawd Valley Park. First up, and perhaps the most interesting species to report, a male Pied Flycatcher was found near Summer Street on April 10th – this species migrates to its breeding sites further inland around this time of year, after spending the winter … Read more
We’ve had an exciting new venture start-up at FoTV and it has been unbelievably popular. It had an incredible turnout on its pilot day and its only going to get better as the months go on. We are of course talking about Kingfisher Club. Thank you to everyone who attended our first Kingfisher club the … Read more
Wow! The weeks aren’t half flying by. We are into April already and the weather is now warming up and Tawd Valley Park is slowly waking from its wintery slumber. Birds are singing, bees are buzzing and frogs are croaking. But, before you head out to experience all this beauty for yourself, why not take … Read more
PRESENT: C. Cooper, R. Newby, D. Taylor, E. Brookes, D. Brookes, P. Meadows, M. Flaherty, C. Jones ALSO PRESENT: WLBC Ranger Chris, T. Lake MINUTES: TL reported to the committee that he had constructed a shelving unt for the newly installed storage unit. It should be able to hold most of the equipment and tools … Read more
Written by: Cornelius Jones A month into meteorological Spring, the Tawd Valley Park is alive with signs of the warmer months beginning. The Pink-footed Geese skeins have vanished, and Redwings are no longer calling from the treetops, having returned to their breeding grounds in Greenland and Scandinavia, respectively. However in their place, Chiffchaffs are singing … Read more
Welcome back to another instalment to our blog section, which gives you up to the minute news and stories on what we’ve been up to in Tawd Valley Park. This weeks updates include, more path clearance, tree removal and further snippets from the Mayfly in the Classroom project up at Dalton St. Michaels Primary School. … Read more
Hello!!! Welcome back to another blog instalment from Friends of Tawd Valley. We’ve been busy, busy in the first half of March – School visits, forest creation, path clearance. Why not check it all out in more detail below. Last week was the start of the Mayfly in the Classroom project at Dalton St. Michaels … Read more
Written by: Cornelius Jones The signs of Spring are really beginning to show in the Tawd Valley. In and around the Allotment site, dozens of smooth and palmate newts are being seen, and the scrape near the orchard currently holds a good amount of frogspawn. Within the coming weeks, frog and newt tadpoles will hatch … Read more
