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| Prizes! |
We are looking for budding artists to create a picture of a colourful butterfly, Bugs that you may have spotted whilst out walking, Busy bees and insects you have spotted.
You can make your creations as colourful as you like.
Please do drop your creations off at Bluebirds nest before the 18th of June with the child’s name and contact on reverse of artwork.
Winners will be announced on Monday the 23rd of June.
We now have at least 16 new Swift Boxes up around the Parish in the first phase of our Swift Conservation effort, and we are hoping to make more boxes will be available throughout the next few months so please get in touch if you could host one.
Swifts have been spotted since early May, including at the allotments, Eccles Road, Bowden Lane, and Beresford Road. Keep posting sightings on our Facebook Group!
While we're all super keen to see swifts nesting, we know it’s unlikely the boxes will be occupied in the first year. But eventually, as colonies build over the coming years, we will be helping this amazing little bird thrive in our Parish.
There's a few events in Derbyshire that are being held as part of Swift Awareness Week Sat 28th June - Sun 6th July 2025. See Action for Swifts: SAW events 2025.
Our friends in Nature New Mills are holding a New Mills Swift Walk on 7 July.
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It's easy to get involved.
1. Register here: https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch/submission
2. Choose one hour on 24, 25 or 26 January 2025
3. Count the birds you see in your garden or in one of our local parks. You can do this online or download and print this pdf.
4. Send your results to the RSPB (even if you saw nothing, it still counts).
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| Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker |
We are a voluntary group interested in putting into practice a biodiversity action plan to address the complex factors that affect ecosystems and wildlife habitats in Chapel-en-le-Frith.
We welcome anyone with a love for nature and wildlife, interested in protecting our precious ecosystems. Membership of the Group is currently free, and available to anyone who lives or works in Chapel-en-le-Frith or surrounding areas.
We have agreed five priority areas of concern for 2025:
We will also be supporting other ongoing activities throughout the year, such as RSPB's annual Big Garden Birdwatch and toad patrols.
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The best way to find out about new and ongoing activities is to join our email list via the subscribe box on the right hand side of the page. Enter your email address and click "subscribe". It's that easy!
Alternatively, email us at chapelbiodiversity@gmail.com
If you have any questions, email us and we'll do our best to help!
You can read our constitution here and our privacy policy here.
For areas we cover, see the Parish map