Hi all,
I did the last common bird census of the year at the Wetlands yesterday morning. I was surprised at how overgrown the Wetlands have become: it is impossible to see into any of the lakes, even the largest is just full of bullrushes. I heard a Moorhen and a Reed Warbler, but wasn't able to see any Coot or Little Grebes. The paths are also overgrown, even along Grassy Lane, where it is difficult to see into the sewage works, especially the reedbed. I saw 23 species of birds, the highlights being a Kingfisher heading upstream under the iron bridge, and a Red Kite. It didn't see any finches (not even Goldfinches) or buntings, nor Spotted Flycatcher or Mistle Thrush (it was only after retiring that I've realised how rare these two species have become; I don't know of a regular site for either). It doesn't look as if any terns have taken to the floating raft at the Campus lake (there are three pairs at Dernford Reservoir, Sawston, one of which has three fledged juveniles).
After the census, I walked down to Hinxton Watermill and back along the railway. Highlights were Marbled White, Holly Blues, Buzzard, 2 Yellowhammers, adult and juvenile Green Woodpeckers (at Lordship Farm), a family of Chiffchaffs by the Ford, Amphibious Bistort, Sneezewort, False Fox Sedge, Musk Mallow, Reed Canary Grass, Vervain, Woolly Thistle and Common Calamint. In one of the fields by the railway, the farmer appears to be growing a mix for gamebirds and there are some odd flowers growing there which I didn't recognize alongside Tansy-leafed Phacelia and Cornflower; I doubt the seed was sourced locally (or even in this country!).
Dr Neil D. Rawlings
EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute alumnus
34 Brybank Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7WD, UK
Tel: 01440 713859
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Reminder: 11am 5th July 2023 ('WALK & TALK' ON CAMPUS GROUNDS - please confirm attendance to environment(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org<mailto:environment@wellcomegenomecampus.org> to support visitor system and planning for the day) - please see related email attached for further details.
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Upcoming Meeting Dates for 2023:
5th July 2023 ('WALK & TALK' ON CAMPUS GROUNDS - please confirm attendance to support visitor system and planning for the day)
6th September 2023
01st November 2023
NB. If you intend to join any of these meetings on Campus as a visitor, please let us know in advance of the relevant meeting date so that we can book you onto our Security Visitor System.
Kind regards,
The Sustainability Team
Estates and Facilities Management
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1RQ United Kingdom
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Dear All,
This is a gentle reminder that we will be holding next week's Biodiversity Working Group on Campus, for a 'Walk and Talk' around the grounds with Lee Outhwaite (Head Gardener) and Iain Webb (Wildlife Trust).
If you are able to attend, (whether visitor or staff member), please can you confirm this to: environment(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org<mailto:environment@wellcomegenomecampus.org> (or by reply to this email).
This will support us to ensure visitors are added into our portal for Security access, and that we don't leave any member of staff or visitor behind at the meeting point.
Meeting point:
We will gather on the plaza, just next to the Campus bus stop (across the road from Security Reception, as per the map below).
Please aim to arrive and be parked up in time for a prompt 11am start.
If there are any issues on the day (i.e. you are running late, or get lost etc), my details are highlighted below and will be provided to Security as the contact for this session.
We look forward to hearing from you, and hope to see many of you there for this fun & informative session!
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Kind regards,
Claire.
Claire Rogerson
Environment & Energy Coordinator
Estates and Facilities Management
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1RQ United Kingdom
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From: Environment
Sent: 22 May 2023 09:50
To: 'wetlandscommittee(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org' <wetlandscommittee(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org>
Subject: Biodiversity Meeting postponed
Dear all
Apologies for any inconvenience, but due to availability of group members this week and the busy month for the grounds team ahead of us, we've taken the decision to postpone our Biodiversity meeting tomorrow.
We would also like to take this opportunity to reset the meeting cadence to Bi-monthly on Wednesdays, at 11-12pm, to coincide with Iain's wetlands walks that people may wish to attend afterwards (where scheduled).
An updated series invite for our meetings will follow shortly, and will include all the new dates scheduled for the rest of the year.
For our next meeting, you may remember we suggested holding it on Campus for a 'Walk & Talk' around the grounds and wetlands, to hear more about the work that takes place on site by our teams and the Wildlife Trust. Both Lee and Iain have confirmed we can do this at our next scheduled meeting, which will be held on Wednesday 5th July at 11-12pm; so we hope this gives enough notice for people to be able to make this date, as it will be a lovely opportunity to see what goes on first hand.
Please let us know if you are able to attend on the 5th July so that we can plan for the day, and book any visitors in with Security ahead of the meeting.
We will send out a reminder nearer the time with further details about where to meet, etc.
Thank you, and we hope to see many of you in July.
Kind regards,
The Sustainability Team
Estates and Facilities Management
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1RQ United Kingdom
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New Meeting Cadence: Bi-monthly on Wednesdays at 11-12pm, starting from 5th July.
New dates for the year detailed below - please see related email sent 22/05/2023.
Dear All,
Please find this invite series to the Bi-Monthly Biodiversity Working Group which is now set to run on the first Wednesday of every 2 months at 11:00 to 12:00, effective from the 5th July 2023.
The large meeting room in East Lodge has been booked for those on Campus, and there is a Zoom link below for those joining from home.
Any changes to these times or dates will be amended for the relevant calendar invitation and communicated to the group.
If you no longer wish to be part of the Biodiversity Working Group and wish to be removed from the email alias, please let us know.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://sanger.zoom.us/j/98843808592?pwd=S2RaMWt6WUE5eE5YQmFzd2wrdUZYdz09
Meeting ID: 988 4380 8592
Passcode: 430701
Upcoming Meeting Dates for 2023:
5th July 2023 ('WALK & TALK' ON CAMPUS GROUNDS - please confirm attendance to support visitor system and planning for the day)
6th September 2023
01st November 2023
NB. If you intend to join any of these meetings on Campus as a visitor, please let us know in advance of the relevant meeting date so that we can book you onto our Security Visitor System.
The 'East Lodge' Building is highlighted below in Yellow for your information:
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Kind regards,
The Sustainability Team
Estates and Facilities Management
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1RQ United Kingdom
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Dear all
Apologies for any inconvenience, but due to availability of group members this week and the busy month for the grounds team ahead of us, we've taken the decision to postpone our Biodiversity meeting tomorrow.
We would also like to take this opportunity to reset the meeting cadence to Bi-monthly on Wednesdays, at 11-12pm, to coincide with Iain's wetlands walks that people may wish to attend afterwards (where scheduled).
An updated series invite for our meetings will follow shortly, and will include all the new dates scheduled for the rest of the year.
For our next meeting, you may remember we suggested holding it on Campus for a 'Walk & Talk' around the grounds and wetlands, to hear more about the work that takes place on site by our teams and the Wildlife Trust.
Both Lee and Iain have confirmed we can do this at our next scheduled meeting, which will be held on Wednesday 5th July at 11-12pm; so we hope this gives enough notice for people to be able to make this date, as it will be a lovely opportunity to see what goes on first hand.
Please let us know if you are able to attend on the 5th July so that we can plan for the day, and book any visitors in with Security ahead of the meeting.
We will send out a reminder nearer the time with further details about where to meet, etc.
Thank you, and we hope to see many of you in July.
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>
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Dear All,
At our recent Biodiversity Working Group, Neil Rawlings talked about the upcoming annual bird survey and invited people to take part.
Please get in touch directly with Neil at ndr(a)ebi.ac.uk<mailto:ndr@ebi.ac.uk> if you, or your colleagues, would like to support this year's survey.
See below for further information about what the survey entails:
The bird survey is known as a Common Bird Census and is done according to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) guidelines - There are surveys throughout the breeding season (April to mid-July) which are done approximately ten days apart.
A surveyor plots on the map [see attached example] the location of every bird seen or heard using the two letter BTO code and the symbols which indicate whether the bird is calling, singing, with food, nest building, on a nest, with young, or which direction it is flying.
The maps are sent back to Neil, who will plot all the records for one species on a map and try to work out how many territories there are, and whether breeding was confirmed or not.
Surveys should be done before 9:00 AM or after 6:00 PM when disturbance from dog-walkers and the like is at a minimum, and the birds will be most active.
The core area is the Genome Campus lake, cricket pitch and surrounding areas to the road between Hinxton and Ickleton, the Wetlands and Grassy Lane (the lane that runs from the Wetlands past the sewage works and up to the layby on the A1301).
All a surveyor needs is a map and a pen, though a clip-board helps, and a little knowledge of what common birds look like. It also helps to know calls and songs of common birds, and to know when there is something unusual that requires investigating, for example an unusual call, then trying to see the bird to identify it. A surveyor will need to bring his or her own binoculars. The more surveyors taking part, the fewer visits each will need to do.
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>
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Dear All,
Please find the Agenda for Tuesday's meeting below, and the last set of Minutes attached for your reference.
1. Apologies
2. Minutes/Matters Arising
3. Campus Strategy Update
a. Biodiversity Strategy
4. Wildlife Trust Update
5. Grounds Update
6. Campus Bird Survey
7. AOB
Kind regards,
The Sustainability Team
Estates and Facilities Management
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1RQ United Kingdom
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To: 'wetlandscommittee(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org'
Subject: Bi-Monthly Biodiversity Working Group Meeting
When: 28 March 2023 13:00-14:00 (UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London.
Where: 28/03/23 @ 13:00 - East Lodge Meeting Room & on Zoom
Dear All,
This is an invite to the Bi-Monthly Biodiversity Working Group on Tuesday 28th March at 13:00 to 14:00.
The meeting room in East Lodge has been booked for those on Campus, and there is a Zoom link below for those joining from home.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://sanger.zoom.us/j/98843808592?pwd=S2RaMWt6WUE5eE5YQmFzd2wrdUZYdz09
Meeting ID: 988 4380 8592
Passcode: 430701
Upcoming Meeting Dates for 2023:
24th January 2023
28th March 2023
23rd May 2023
25th July 2023
26th September 2023
28th November 2023
NB. If you intend to join the meeting on Campus as a visitor, please let us know in advance of the relevant meeting date so that we can book you onto our Security Visitor System. The 'East Lodge' Building is highlighted below in Yellow for your information:
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Kind regards,
The Sustainability Team
Estates and Facilities Management
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1RQ United Kingdom
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Hi Tim, all,
Our next Biodiversity Working Group is on Tuesday 28th March at 13:00 to 14:00, and the subsequent dates are in the list below. All will be held at 13:00, and use the same Zoom link.
The meeting room in East Lodge has been booked for those on Campus, and there is a Zoom link below for those joining from home.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://sanger.zoom.us/j/98843808592?pwd=S2RaMWt6WUE5eE5YQmFzd2wrdUZYdz09
Meeting ID: 988 4380 8592
Passcode: 430701
Upcoming Meeting Dates for 2023:
24th January 2023
28th March 2023
23rd May 2023
25th July 2023
26th September 2023
28th November 2023
NB. If you intend to join the meeting on Campus as a visitor, please let us know in advance of the relevant meeting date so that we can book you onto our Security Visitor System. The ‘East Lodge’ Building is highlighted below in Yellow for your information:
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Kind regards,
The Sustainability Team
Environment & Energy Coordinator
Estates and Facilities Management
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1RQ United Kingdom
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From: Tim Leech <tim(a)wavelength.org.uk>
Sent: 16 March 2023 14:36
To: wetlandscommittee(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org
Cc: wetlandscommittee(a)sanger.ac.uk
Subject: [Wetlandscommittee] Re: Response Required Please: Biodiversity WG Members Review [EXT]
Could you please resend me the link for the zoom meeting on the 17th of March. I will not be able to make a physical meeting. I may be able to make a virtual one. Could I also know what time this meeting is going to be.
Kindest regards, Tim Leech very happy to give a report upon the river and its condition. Some of the issues being faced by the club and its relationship with the Wellcome Trust. If that's helpful
On 14 Mar 2023, at 12:17, Environment <environment(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org<mailto:environment@wellcomegenomecampus.org>> wrote:
This is a gentle reminder that if you haven’t already done so, the deadline for confirming you’d like to remain on this working group is this Friday 17th March 2023, thank you again for your continued support.
Good morning All,
We have been reviewing the sustainability working group members to ensure our contact lists are up to date, and intend to carry this out as an annual audit.
Now that we are moving into the implementation phase of our strategies, we would like to ensure that all GRL staff who attend the working groups are recognised on our intranet(FRED) as our ‘Sustainability Champions’.
Please let us know if you’d prefer your name is not included on FRED for any reason. (Non-GRL group members will also be acknowledged on FRED for their support by organisation or as local residents, rather than by name).
To support us with the review, please could you respond to this email by the 17th March 2023 to confirm that you wish to remain a member of this working group?
(whether you are Campus employee or an external member of the group)
If no response is received from a member by this date we will remove them from the mailing list & future invites; however groups can be re-joined at any time using the ‘Come join us’ button at the bottom of each workstream’s Fred page<https://fred.wellcomegenomecampus.org/Interact/Pages/Section/Default.aspx?S…>, or by emailing us directly at environment(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org<mailto:environment@wellcomegenomecampus.org>
We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank you all again for your continued support to help us achieve our Campus sustainability goals.
Kind regards,
The Sustainability Team
Estates and Facilities Management
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1RQ United Kingdom
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Dear All,
Please find attached a meeting summary from 24th January 2023, which includes the latest action tracker in Appendix 1.
Please let us know If any amendments are required, and we hope to see you at our next meeting on the 28th.
Have a lovely weekend,
Kind regards,
The Sustainability Team
Estates and Facilities Management
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1RQ United Kingdom
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Good morning All,
We have been reviewing the sustainability working group members to ensure our contact lists are up to date, and intend to carry this out as an annual audit.
Now that we are moving into the implementation phase of our strategies, we would like to ensure that all GRL staff who attend the working groups are recognised on our intranet (FRED) as our 'Sustainability Champions'.
Please let us know if you'd prefer your name is not included on FRED for any reason. (Non-GRL group members will also be acknowledged on FRED for their support by organisation or as local residents, rather than by name).
To support us with the review, please could you respond to this email by the 17th March 2023 to confirm that you wish to remain a member of this working group?
(whether you are Campus employee or an external member of the group)
If no response is received from a member by this date we will remove them from the mailing list & future invites; however groups can be re-joined at any time using the 'Come join us' button at the bottom of each workstream's Fred page<https://fred.wellcomegenomecampus.org/Interact/Pages/Section/Default.aspx?S…>, or by emailing us directly at environment(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org<mailto:environment@wellcomegenomecampus.org>
We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank you all again for your continued support to help us achieve our Campus sustainability goals.
Kind regards,
The Sustainability Team
Estates and Facilities Management
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
CB10 1RQ United Kingdom
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