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Pond work
by Lee Outhwaite 07 Nov '20

07 Nov '20

Hi I just wanted to let you all know that we have scheduled the date of the 2nd November for contractors to come in and clear some of the vegetation around the large pond in the wetlands. They will also be removing some of the self-seeded alders and willows which are starting to encroach on the surrounding area. The company used, will be the same as last time and they have walked the area with myself and Sarah to see what needs doing. I wanted to give you all the chance to give me any feedback or ideas about the works which we need to consider? We will of course, barrier the area off as it will be very muddy and a site wide email - notifying every one of the works, will be sent out by Jo Slater Tunstill - who is covering for Sarah. If you could let me have any comments as soon as possible that would be a great help. Many thanks Lee Outhwaite Head Gardener Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton Cambridge CB10 1RQ Email: lo3(a)sanger.ac.uk Direct Dial: +44 (0)1223 496890 Mobile: +44 (0) 7825810541

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List migraton
by Mark Thompson 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

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Wetlands Community Conservation Group - Committee Meeting Minutes - Tuesday 21st July 2020
by Lorraine Moore 06 Aug '20

06 Aug '20

Dear All Please find attached the minutes of the Wetlands Community Conservation Group - Committee Meeting, held on Tuesday 21st July 2020. Kind regards Lorraine Lorraine Moore Estates and Facilities Hinxton Hall Ltd Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Telephone: (01223) 492303 [WGC_Logo_Landscape Helix]

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Meeting [EXT]
by Dave Keating 21 Jul '20

21 Jul '20

Hello everyone, Sorry about the technical issues, Zoom via the Firefox browser doesn’t seem to work as well as I’d been led to believe. A few comments. Birds I did see a turtle dove feeding on the very south of the wetlands where Andrew had been spreading the seed, so that has worked. I’ve seen the pair on the wires to the west of the land between the wetlands and the campus. They’ve also been in the trees the other side of the railway in Stephanie’s back garden, but I’m not sure if they actually nested there. No sign of them in the last few days. Butterflies Early on there were tortoiseshells, common blues and some orange tips. More recently there have been Biblical numbers of meadow browns, and also many small heaths and skippers. As mentioned quite a few marbled whites, also some gatekeepers, speckled woods, ringlets, commas, red admirals and a few brown argus and peacocks. No painted ladies yet. Oh and of course plenty of small whites. I’m not so up on moths, but in the last couple of days there have been loads of six spot burnet moths. Plants, by which I mean orchids Not a single orchid on the north side since the work was done. There were quite a few bee orchids there in the past, and some pyramidals. Also not a single bee orchid on the far south bank this year, and only a couple of pyramidals. There were, however, quite a few orchids on the south edge of the south pond. Early on a couple of southern marsh orchids, which the muntjaks got. Later quite a few bee orchids on the east side, and some pyramidals on the west, and a spotted in the middle. The best place this year was the little path through between the lakes. As you come from the far side, for me, towards the railway, just after a few saplings that are right on the path, there were bee orchids to the right, then a clump of four spotteds, further to the right in amongst the tall growth was a fabulous spotted orchid, probably close on two feet tall. A little further on, on the left was a fabulous pyramidal orchid that has only just gone over. There were also a couple of southern marsh orchids and spotted orchids further on. I’m not sure if it was the work on the north side, or the very dry May that meant there were no orchids this year. I’m a little concerned that if that centre part gets the same treatment we’ll not see orchids there next year. Sarah, I’ll try to get something put in the Icene about permitted paths and dog fouling. I’m not sure how many people are reading it at the moment though, as it’s on line only. Thanks everyone, and thank you for co-opting me. Dave. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.avast.com_antiviru…

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Canceled: Wetlands Conservation Group Walkround
by Lorraine Moore 10 Jul '20

10 Jul '20

Rescheduled from 12th May to 21st July due to Covid-19. Rescheduled time to follow on from the Wetlands Guided Walk. Now to meet at the Wetlands Bridge at 1pm noon

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Wetlands Conservation Committee Meeting
by Lorraine Moore 10 Jul '20

10 Jul '20

Dear All We look forward to seeing you all at the Wetlands Conservation Committee Meeting via Zoom. Thanks & best wishes Lorraine Lorraine Moore is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://sanger.zoom.us/j/98795017337?pwd=Y3RuVXB6NEFERnlXMUd4UWZ4SDFxdz09 Meeting ID: 987 9501 7337 Password: 030666 One tap mobile +13017158592,,98795017337#,,,,0#,,030666# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,98795017337#,,,,0#,,030666# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 987 9501 7337 Password: 030666 Find your local number: https://sanger.zoom.us/u/adfdgHJ2E

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Wetlands Conservation Group Walkround - Zoom
by Lorraine Moore 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

Dear All I hope you are all keeping well and safe. We rescheduled the Wetlands Conservation Group Walkround to Tuesday 21st July 2020; although it will not be possible to physically walkround, would you be prepared to attend the meeting by Zoom conference call? If everyone is able and willing to meet via Zoom on Tuesday 21st July 2020, I will set up the call, then send the invite with call details and Agenda. Please could you let me know whether you would be happy to meet via Zoom? Many thanks & best wishes Lorraine Lorraine Moore Estates and Facilities Hinxton Hall Ltd Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Telephone: (01223) 492303 [WGC_Logo_Landscape Helix] -----Original Appointment----- From: Lorraine Moore <lorraine.moore(a)sanger.ac.uk<mailto:lorraine.moore@sanger.ac.uk>> Sent: 20 February 2020 09:07 To: Lorraine Moore; 'wetlandscommittee(a)sanger.ac.uk' Cc: Sarah Burgess; Lee Outhwaite; Eve Coomber; Iain Webb; Laura Osborne; Andrew Knights Subject: Wetlands Conservation Group Walkround When: 21 July 2020 13:00-14:00 (UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London. Where: Wetlands Rescheduled from 12th May to 21st July due to Covid-19. Rescheduled time to follow on from the Wetlands Guided Walk. Now to meet at the Wetlands Bridge at 1pm noon

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Wetlands Conservation Group Walkround
by Lorraine Moore 27 Apr '20

27 Apr '20

Rescheduled from 12th May to 21st July due to Covid-19. Rescheduled time to follow on from the Wetlands Guided Walk. Now to meet at the Wetlands Bridge at 1pm noon

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Paludiculture! [EXT]
by Iain Webb 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Hi, As promised at the meeting please see below a bit of information about the Paludiculture project beginning at the great Fen project. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.greatfen.org.uk_bl… https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.greatfen.org.uk_bl… And also attached is a leaflet offering opportunities to come out and help with the planting! The Winter Walk around the Wetland was very successful! There were 26 attendees and considering the time of year we saw quite a lot. I got most of the group smelling otter spraint, which is always a highlight for me! We also found green woodpecker droppings and saw a pigmy shrew! All the best. Iain Iain Webb Cambridge City Greenways Project Officer Direct line: 01223 665742 The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire The Manor House, Broad Street, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6DH Office: 01223 665742 We work to make our three counties a place where nature can flourish and enrich the lives of the people who live here. With your help we care for local wildlife and more than 100 nature reserves. Volunteering your time or donating money to us will directly benefit local wildlife. Tweet: @wildlifebcn Like: /wildlifebcn Visit: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.wildlifebcn.org&d=D… Registered Office: The Manor House, Broad Street, Great Cambourne, CB23 6DH. Registered in England 2534145. Registered charity No. 1000412 This email is strictly confidential. It may be read, copied and used only by the intended recipient. Please contact the sender immediately if you have received this email in error. You can change how you hear from us at any time by updating your preferences at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.wildlifebcn.org_you… or by contacting us. We process personal data in accordance with our privacy notice which can be found at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.wildlifebcn.org_pri… .

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Wetlands Work postponed
by Sarah Burgess 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Hi All, The Wetlands work planned for this week was postponed due to water levels and potential for flooding in the wetlands. We would like to try and get the 3 days work in before Spring but that window is closely rapidly, in advance of our meeting next week does anyone have any thoughts on when we cannot do the work from due to wildlife, ground nesting birds in the area described below? The work will be: - Tree roots removal on the southern edge of pond 1 (large pond) and west side of pond 4 (the one with all the trees at the side of it) - these areas are right next to eachother to reduce disturbance to the rest of the Wetlands and are also near the summer walk between the ponds and only just across the main path from the plant material collection area. - Vegetation removal of boundary on the southern edge of pond 1 - again same area as above. Therefore, the disturbance will be approx. 20m into the Wetlands along the summer path between the ponds from the permissive path, and some disturbance to the path (that we will clean up to make access possible straight after the works along the permissive path). As it is a much smaller area than the works last year I am hopeful that the disturbance will not impact on the wider area and ecosystem. Your thoughts very welcome please. Thanks, Sarah Sarah Burgess Environmental and Green Travel Manager Facilities & Estates (Customer Services - FM Office) Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ E: shb(a)sanger.ac.uk<mailto:shb@sanger.ac.uk> DD: +44 (0) 1223 492360 M: +44 (0) 7825210987 Please note I do not work Fridays [signature_30200384] P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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