The next litter pick will be on Saturday 6th June 2026 at 10.00 . Meet at Dragonfly Bridge to the rear of Morrisons Supermarket, Woosehill RG41 3SN at 10:00.
Please wear suitable clothing, footwear and gloves.Litter pickers and bags provided. Parking is available at Morrisons.
WOOSEHILL MEADOWS & EMM BROOK WORK PARTY CALENDAR– 2026
MAY
Sat 2nd - FOTEB Litter Pick
Mon 11th - FOTEB AGM
Sat 23rd - Work Party
JUNE
Sat 6th - FOTEB Litter Pick
Sat 20th - Work Party
JULY
Sat 4th - FOTEB Litter Pick
Sat 18th - Work Party
AUGUST
Sat 1st - FOTEB Litter Pick
Sat 15th - Work Party
FOTEB 2026 AGM
This years AGM was held upstairs at the Woosehill Community Centre ,Emmview Close RG41 3DA on Monday 11th May 2026 at 19:30 .
Following the AGM a talk was given by Matt Knight of Freely Fruity & Tree Council.
Entitled:
Roots of Change — How Trees, Schools & Communities Grow Together .
BALSAM BASHING 2026
The annual Balsam Bashing will be undertaken on the Emm Brook later in the year. Once the Balsam has come into flower.
The Three Amigos will walk the Emm Brook from Area 2 to Area 8 removing Himalayan Balsam as they go in the summer, a total distance of approximately 3.53 km or for those of us of a certain age 2.19 Miles.
MONTHLY BIRD WALKS AROUND DINTON PASTURES 2026
RSPB
The RSPB group runs “A Date With Nature” walk at Dinton Pastures
Country Park on the first Saturday morning of every month of
the year. These start at 9:00 am in the main car park (postcode
RG10 0TH), and finish by 12:30 pm. A donation of £2 per adult
(children free) is requested.
Car park charges at weekends are currently £2.30/hr
up to a maximum of £9.20 (for 4 hours or over).
This
Month on the Emmbrook
What to look for if you are out and about in
JUNE
General
In June summer is in full swing, with mid-summer officially heralded on the 21st of this month with the solstice also known as "the longest day".
The countryside is lush and the hedgerows, meadows and woodlands are bursting with growth.
Trees are now all fully in leaf.
The Hawthorn blossom starts to fade, but the Elder comes into bloom.
Birds
Parties of Swifts can be seen and heard schreeching high over Riverside Walk and Swallows can be seen swooping low over the grassed areas.
The birds are singing less now as the breeding season is in full swing and their preoccupation is finding enough food to satisfy their nestlings.
Young birds can be seen relentlessly demanding food from the worn out adults.
Insects
A walk along the banks of the Emm brook may well result in a flurry of wings of the Banded Demoiselles, as they take to the air.
These damselflies emerge in early June, and will normally fly on and soon settle once again on another leaf.
By mid June all damselfly species will have emerged as adults.
Breeding adult male Stag Beetles emerge in May or June, depending on the weather, followed shortly after by the females.
The Stag Beetle is Britain's largest insect and one of the most well-known of all the beetles.
The male is easily recognised because of his mouthparts which have evolved into enormous jaws, resembling the antlers on a stag's head.
Soldier Beetles are very much in evidence.One common British species is bright red, reminding people of the red coats of soldiers, hence the common name.
They are often seen in large numbers in June and July on flower heads of cow parsley and hogweed. It's quite rare to see them singularly. More often they are seen as mating pairs.
Butterflies
Most of the common garden species can be seen in June, Peacock, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Small, Green Veined and Large Whites, Orange Tip,
Meadow Brown and Holly Blue should be present searching out nectar bearing plants, we should also start seeing migrant Painted Ladys and Red Admirals.
Moths
June is also the best time for Hawkmoths , Bufftips and Emperor Moths
There are plenty of common garden moths to be found in June and a look in your greenhouse/garage
or around one of your security/outside lights in the early evening should produce at least a couple of the following - Brimstone Moth, Pale Shouldered Brocade, Spectacle, Ingrailed Clay, Bright Line Brown Eye, Small Magpie, White Ermine, Buff Ermine, or a Silver Ground Carpet .
Also day flying moths are attracted to your garden and Silver Y, Hummingbird Hawkmoth and Diamond backed Moth are sometimes seen feeding on flowering plants.
Other Wildlife
Plants
& Trees
June is a great month to see flowers. The warm weather induces a massive increase in the diversity of flowering plants. Honeysuckle and Dog Rose will be coming into flower. Many of the vetches come out in June, climbing up ,
to make a splendid show of mauve and purple flowers. The commonest are Common, Tufted and Bush Vetch.
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