Category Archives: Turville

My bird year 2023

Posted on 01/01/2024 by campaignerkate

I was pleasantly surprised by my annual bird-count: 125 species seen, and another four heard (bittern, firecrest, nightingale, and water rail). This was the same as my peak year of 2014 when I went to Mull. I give credit to Bucks Bird … Continue reading →

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Blink and you’ll miss it

Posted on 20/08/2022 by campaignerkate

The evening primroses in my garden burst into flower when my back is turned. Continue reading →

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Privacy prevails

Posted on 22/08/2021 by campaignerkate

Sadly Buckinghamshire Council has approved ugly new gates at the Old Vicarage in Turville. Continue reading →

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Dead trees matter

Posted on 15/06/2021 by campaignerkate

While it is sad so many trees were felled in Park Wood, one of the remaining dead trees proved an invaluable habitat. Continue reading →

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Who is the plaque pincher?

Posted on 25/05/2021 by campaignerkate

I was dismayed to find that once again the plaque had been stolen from ‘my’ gate on Cobstone Hill, but at least it was there when CPRE came to photograph it. Continue reading →

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Lockdown diary

Posted on 05/04/2021 by campaignerkate

I wrote a piece for the Henley Standard about how I spent lockdown. Here it is. Continue reading →

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A blaze of firecrests

Posted on 23/03/2021 by campaignerkate

On the first day of spring I set off on a walk not expecting to see my first-ever firecrests. Continue reading →

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Barn owl bounty

Posted on 08/03/2021 by campaignerkate

Barn owl at dusk, a great treat. Continue reading →

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Sly tipping

Posted on 07/02/2021 by campaignerkate

Fly-tipping is blocking a footpath and passing place, and is a blight in the AONB. Continue reading →

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Turville footpath saved from dog-leg diversion

Posted on 27/01/2021 by campaignerkate

Following Turville Parish Council’s unanimous opposition to the diversion to a double dog-leg of Turville footpath 24A, the landowner has withdrawn the application. Continue reading →

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