Jeskyns Community Woodland - Forestry England, Gravesend Videos

It's not just humans that are enjoying the hot weather! Today I stumbled upon this grass snake chilling in one of the woodland blocks.

Today our orchard volunteers were doing a survey of the orchids on site. If you would like to know more about volunteering or want to join us on our free wildlife walk on the 21st June focusing on wildflowers, invertebrates and bird song why not email us on [email protected]

Bee orchids
Jeskyns has a very small population of orchids which are very difficult to find, today we are having a brief look at bee orchids. If you would like to learn more about wildflowers, invertebrates and bird song we have a free guided walk which you can join on the 21st of June. To book please email [email protected]

Yellow hammer
Today I found a calling yellowhammer, this time of year is great for hearing these buntings. Why not join me on a free guided walk on the 21st of June where we will be looking at wildflowers, butterfly and birdsong. You can book on by emailing [email protected]

the secret life of the robin
Hi Guys, we still have 2 places left for the free wildlife walk on the 29th email call: 01474 815738 or Email [email protected] to book yourself a place now! I noticed that there is lots of robin calling around Jeskyn at the moment, so I thought for Wildlife Wednesday we would delve into a brief insight into the secret life of the robin. have you seen anything interesting around site? Let me know in the comments below.

viewer discretion advised, peregrine falcons are carnivorous birds of prey although you can't see anything to gruesome The video does have my narration, you might need to unmute if you want to hear. :) Also apologies for the video quality, it was taken on my phone through a telescope. But we are extremely lucky to find these!

Gruffalo's 25th Birthday
Come and celebrate the Gruffalo’s 25th birthday with our brand-new trail at Jeskyns Enjoy lots of interactive panels and activities, and pick up a £4 activity pack at your local site which includes a party headband, activity leaflet, stickers, crayons and a sew on patch 🎁 Find a trail 👉 forestryeng.land/gruffalo-party

Sorry, we missed Wildlife Wednesday last week, to make up for it, I have uploaded a slightly longer video than usual. This week we are looking at Song thrush, have you seen or heard song thrush around the woodland, let me know in the comments below. Ranger Richard

Great Tit
This will be my first Wildlife Wednesday (Thursday) since I have come back, while doing a site patrol around Jeskyns and refamiliarising myself with the site, I found this calling great tit! Ranger Richard

Gruffalos Party!
Come and celebrate the Gruffalo’s 25th birthday with our brand-new trail at Jeskyns Enjoy lots of interactive panels and activities, and pick up a £4 activity pack at your local site which includes a party headband, activity leaflet, stickers, crayons and a sew on patch 🎁 Find a trail 👉 forestryeng.land/gruffalo-party

I have always found Broomrape to be a fascinating plant. It almost looks like something you would find on an alien planet in star wars! At Jeskyns we have two species of Broomrape which I know about the common or clover broomrape which is the star of the video and greater broomrape which is more brown and taller. In other news I am in the process of updating the wildlife board so if you have any sightings from the last week you want to add just let me know.

Hi Guys, I recorded this chiffchaff not long ago singing from the orchard side of the community woodland. They are a fairly common warbler which you almost certainly would of heard while walking around. Ranger Richard

Bullfinch alarm call
Hi Everybody! I know I go on about bullfinch quite a lot. but as I was doing my bi-weekly survey I was lucky enough to catch these two bullfinches doing an alarm call. There are also two robins calling in the background. This is what I listen out for on my walks. for reference i have also attached a picture of a male and female bullfinch in the comments :) Good luck and happy searching! Ranger Richard

Thank you to everyone who has visited Jeskyns over the last year. We look forward to welcoming you all over the festive period and into 2022. Happy Christmas everyone! ❤️

Bullfinch
Hi guys Today for wildlife Wednesday we are going to look at bullfinch, these are a special type of bird which are uncommon in the UK. On site we have between 8 and 12 pairs. Let me know if you find any. Thanks guys and see you next week Ranger Richard

Where to watch wildlife part 1
Hi guys, I'm back from parental leave and I have a fun free activity for you guys to do. For this week only, I am going to provide a different area every day, of the different places I like to watch the wildlife of Jeskyns and I thought it might be fun for you too have a look too. Everyday between today and Saturday I will upload a different video for you too watch and even give you tips so you can have a go yourself. let me know how you get on in the comments below. Ranger Richard

It’s Wildlife Wednesday! This week I’m talking a little bit about native hedgerows. An incredibly valuable habitat for all sorts of species.

Chiffchaff

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