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2025_08_27_Biodiversity Working Group Minutes, Actions & Appendices

by Sustainability

Dear all, Thank you for participating in our latest Biodiversity Working Group - the minutes from 27th August are attached for your information. Please let us know if any amendments are required. Upcoming Wildlife Trust Guided Wetlands Walks: Open to all - meet at 12:00 from the Wetland Bridge 'Fungi' Walk - 15th October 2025 'Autumn' Walk - 19th November 2025 'Winter' Walk - 17th December 2025 Upcoming Meetings: Biodiversity Group 'Walk and Talk' session - 22nd October 2025: 11:00-12:00. Next Working Group meeting - 26th November 2025: 11:00-12:00. External group members: Please let us know if you plan to attend any meetings in person, or if you no longer wish to be part of this working group. Kind regards, The Sustainability Team Estates and Facilities Management The Sanger Institute | Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ United Kingdom e: sustainability(a)sanger.ac.uk<mailto:sustainability@sanger.ac.uk> w: http://www.sanger.ac.uk [cid:image001.png@01DC31F2.955C19C0] P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Placeholder: Biodiversity Group Walk & Talk Session 22 OCT 25 @ 11am

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Please find the new date proposed by Lee for our Biodiversity Working Group's "Walk & Talk" session which will be held on the Campus grounds. Visiting guests will be required to sign in at Security Reception, so please let us know in advance f you intend to join so that we can add you to our Visitor System. We will meet Lee at 11am on the 22nd October from the Plaza bus shelter (just across the roundabout from Security reception, as you enter the Campus). [cid:image001.png@01DC2D6B.4A5F4360] Kind regards, The Sustainability Team Estates and Facilities Management The Sanger Institute | Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ United Kingdom e: sustainability(a)sanger.ac.uk<mailto:sustainability@sanger.ac.uk> w: http://www.sanger.ac.uk [cid:image002.png@01DC2D6B.4A5F4360] P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Placeholder: Biodiversity group Walk & Talk Session

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Please find the new date proposed by Lee for our Biodiversity Working Group's "Walk & Talk" session which will be held on the Campus grounds. Visiting guests will be required to sign in at Security Reception, so please let us know in advance f you intend to join so that we can add you to our Visitor System. We will meet Lee at 11am from the Plaza bus shelter (just across the roundabout from Security reception, as you enter the Campus). [cid:image001.png@01DC2D6B.4A5F4360] Kind regards, The Sustainability Team Estates and Facilities Management The Sanger Institute | Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ United Kingdom e: sustainability(a)sanger.ac.uk<mailto:sustainability@sanger.ac.uk> w: http://www.sanger.ac.uk [cid:image002.png@01DC2D6B.4A5F4360] P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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REMINDER: Biodiversity Working Group - Zoom

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Dear All, There has been a change of plans for today's biodiversity meeting. The meeting will be held online as normal, and the walk and talk will be moved to another time due to work being carried out on Campus. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Join Zoom Meeting: https://sanger.zoom.us/j/98843808592?pwd=S2RaMWt6WUE5eE5YQmFzd2wrdUZYdz09 Meeting ID: 988 4380 8592 Passcode: 430701 Upcoming Meeting Dates for 2025: 27th Aug 2025 26th Nov 2025 [cid:image001.png@01DC1732.D9F618E0] Kind regards, The Sustainability Team Estates and Facilities Management Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ United Kingdom e: environment(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org<mailto:environment@wellcomegenomecampus.org> [cid:image002.jpg@01DB40DE.D7F3D440] [Sustainability Stars Awards baner (1) (002)] P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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REMINDER: Biodiversity Working Group - Walk & Talk Session

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Dear All, Just a reminder that we had proposed to hold this week's Biodiversity meeting as a "Walk & Talk" session on the Campus for those who can make it. For any external group members wishing to join, please let us know before 10am tomorrow so that we can make sure you are added to the Security visitor system in advance. We will meet at 11am from the Plaza bus shelter (across from Security reception). Upcoming Meeting Dates for 2025: 27th Aug 2025 - Walk & Talk 26th Nov 2025 [cid:image001.png@01DC169F.F1CF2D50] Kind regards, The Sustainability Team Estates and Facilities Management Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ United Kingdom e: environment(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org<mailto:environment@wellcomegenomecampus.org> [cid:image002.jpg@01DB40DE.D7F3D440] [Sustainability Stars Awards baner (1) (002)] P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Re: Sparrowhawks!

by Sabine Eckert

Hello, another bit of good news: the spotted flycatchers have made a reappearance two days after my complaining about the lack of breeding success. Yesterday, spotflies were feeding at least three very noisy fledglings in the limes next to stores. They are around again this morning. And, during an impromptu wetlands walk yesterday lunchtime, we saw several sparrowhawks in the Cam bridge/railway area. Thanks, Sabine From: Sabine Eckert Sent: 28 July 2025 11:46 To: 'wetlandscommittee(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org' <wetlandscommittee(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org>; Christopher Adamson <ca14(a)sanger.ac.uk>; Carla Stark <cs52(a)sanger.ac.uk>; 'Iain.Webb(a)wildlifebcn.org' <Iain.Webb(a)wildlifebcn.org>; 'Lee Outhwaite' <Lee.Outhwaite(a)wellcomegenomecampus.com>; 'Neil Rawlings' <neil.rawlings(a)outlook.com> Subject: Sparrowhawks! Hello All, I just walked along the path near the bridge to the wetlands (52.078072, 0.180483), and came across five sparrowhawks. Three of them were obviously youngsters, huddled together on the ground, practising flying, and falling over a lot. Two birds were hovering around low in the surrounding trees - either more competent youngsters, or more likely the adults. There was also some begging going on, one youngster was faffing with something on the ground (prey?). They eventually moved off along the river towards the bridge. The location is very close to the big beech where they bred last year. I have a number of grainy pictures and videos I can send. On the downside, I have not seen any spotted flycatchers since 18/6/2025, nor heard them calling this year. I now suspect that only one of the birds came back, the one I saw between 3/6 and 18/6, prepared the nest, and its mate didn't show up. I think this was the only pair around this year. Thanks, Sabine

2 months, 3 weeks

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Sparrowhawks!

by Sabine Eckert

Hello All, I just walked along the path near the bridge to the wetlands (52.078072, 0.180483), and came across five sparrowhawks. Three of them were obviously youngsters, huddled together on the ground, practising flying, and falling over a lot. Two birds were hovering around low in the surrounding trees - either more competent youngsters, or more likely the adults. There was also some begging going on, one youngster was faffing with something on the ground (prey?). They eventually moved off along the river towards the bridge. The location is very close to the big beech where they bred last year. I have a number of grainy pictures and videos I can send. On the downside, I have not seen any spotted flycatchers since 18/6/2025, nor heard them calling this year. I now suspect that only one of the birds came back, the one I saw between 3/6 and 18/6, prepared the nest, and its mate didn't show up. I think this was the only pair around this year. Thanks, Sabine

2 months, 3 weeks

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New Orchid

by Sabine Eckert

Hello, we might not have been orchids next to the West Pavilion, but another orchid has moved in. I think it wants to be a Pyramidal when it grows up. Sabine Sent from Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>

4 months

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28 May 2025 - Biodiversity Working Group Minutes, Actions & Appendices

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Dear all, Please find the Minutes, actions & appendices from our last Biodiversity Working Group meeting held on 28 May 2025. Our next meeting on 27 Aug 2025 will be held as an in-person "Walk & Talk" session on the Campus grounds - further information will be shared nearer the time. Please could our external group members inform us if you plan to join this meeting so that we can include you on our Security Visitor Portal. NB. If at any point you would like to be removed from this working group, please email sustainability(a)sanger.ac.uk<mailto:sustainability@sanger.ac.uk>. Kind regards, The Sustainability Team Estates and Facilities Management The Sanger Institute | Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ United Kingdom e: sustainability(a)sanger.ac.uk<mailto:sustainability@sanger.ac.uk> w: http://www.sanger.ac.uk [cid:image001.png@01DBDF80.FC7F7120] P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

4 months

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Bird survey this week

by Sabine Eckert

Hello, Attached the results of my bird survey this week, from Tuesday. A bit windy, but still plenty of birds around. Noteworthy: - 2 little grebe chicks, by now adult-sized but still stripey, on the Wetlands - Spotted flycatcher observed building nest in the usual place, on the pipes of the Morgan data centre - Great Spotted Woodpecker nest in the big G-Block/West Pav oak, chicks getting vocal - Two starlings briefly seen flying, but I haven't seen them foraging on the lawn this year. - No reed or sedge warblers, but reed buntings - Garden warbler - Two possible sightings of kingfisher at bend of the river, but not calling and being elusive (nest site?) - Dead buzzard on the track to the sewage works. Cause of death unknown and probably several days ago. Picture available. - Nuthatch heard briefly but on the Hinxton side, so not recorded. Here's the transcript from the map: 03/06/2025 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 A R BC, GC, CH, WR R, GO, GS fam, rabbit SG, nest of GS PW C B BT fam, WR C WR GS, B, R, BT fam 10RO, GT, SD, 2B female with 1 nest, SF with 1 nest WR, B, PW juvenile, PW 2C 2SL C GT, WP squirrel, 2GT 2LI, WO 3LI, B male WP, WP 2WP D WP WR, C WR PW BT fam BT fam E 2GO WP, B male, 2GO, B female, GT fam GO, GW, BC, BT fam, RB female R, RB male, WP, WP 4 SI 2GO F WR, B CC, 2TU male, 1 TU female, 2LG chicks B female, RB male, MH, LG adult CC, WP, WR 2GR, WP R, R, BC G KT, 2C GT fam WP, 4MG 2C., B WR, 2SI H 2CC. 2GT fam, WP B, J, 4WP, G MG, WR 10SL 10 HM, 2SI, BT fam BC, WR, SG KT I WP, LT fam WR, B, PW juvenile, PW Thanks, Sabine

4 months, 2 weeks

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