Latest: Date of Summer Picnic and BBQ for your Diary. Come and join us at the wildlife area for a lunchtime picnic and BBQ - date to be confirmed and more details will follow soon - watch this space.
'Fallen Oaks'
Sadly the winter storms brought down two of our ancient oaks, one across the stream at Stanford Brook and one leading into the wildflower woodland area.
The newsletter has been circulated to members and residents during January. Click here for the on-line version.
The Wildlife Area is an ideal place for families to visit and have picnics. Running a wildlife area inevitably involves a delicate balance of priorities - protecting and encouraging wildlife and also providing an area which gives pleasure to visitors and residents alike. Most of these are reflected in our Fox Corner Country Code.
Dogs are a particular issue. If uncontrolled, they can alarm wildlife, disturb nests and leave unwelcome excrement anywhere on the site. Groups of children are encouraged to visit to enjoy pond-dipping and mini-beast hunts. For their sake, it is vital that they do not come into contact with the results of dog-fouling. At one stage, we felt that it would be a good idea to ban dogs altogether but after representations from local people, agreed that they could be allowed but strictly only on leads.
We respectfully, but firmly, ask you to abide by this particular rule.