Speckled Wood on Bramble
Howardian
Local Nature Reserve
Introduction

Aerial View &
Location Map

Habitats

Animals

Dormice

Birds

Invertebrates

Butterflies

Moths

Fauna list

Plants

Orchids

Trees/Shrubs

Fungi

Lichen, Moss
& Liverworts

Flora list

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Nature Trail

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Management

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Useful
Information

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Habitat Improvement
Installation of Bird and Bat Boxes
Small Mammal & Reptile provision

To maintain and further improve the reserve Planting, Hedge Laying, Thinning,
Water Management, Path Maintenance and Habitat Improvement are undertaken.

Howardian Local Nature Reserve Ladder, Boxes & members of the Friend's Group Howardian Local Nature Reserve Boxes being put high in the trees
30 Aperture Bird Boxes, 10 Open Fronted Bird Boxes and 20 Bat Boxes
were placed around the Woodland during Winter 2009/10.
Howardian Local Nature Reserve Climbing the ladderHowardian Local Nature Reserve Nailing an Aperture Bird box onto a treeHowardian Local Nature Reserve Placing an Open fronted box on a tree
The boxes were placed on trees around the reserve. Aperture Bird Boxes and Bat Boxes
were placed high in the trees, Open fronted Bird Boxes placed at head height.
Howardian Local Nature Reserve Aperture Bird boxHowardian Local Nature Reserve Open fronted Bird Box Howardian Local Nature Reserve Bat Box insideHowardian Local Nature Reserve Bat Box front
Aperture and Open fronted Bird Boxes
Bat Box with roosting space inside

Small Mammal & Reptile provision
Installation of Bird and Bat Boxes

Colchester Avenue Allotments Association collected and donated
scrap corrugated iron sheets for use as nesting for small mammals and basking for reptiles.
Howardian Local Nature Reserve Scrap Iron dump CAAA Howardian Local Nature Reserve Boxes being put high in the trees
CAAA Scrap Iron dump
Collecting from CAAA
Collecting from CAAA Storing before deployment spring 2011
Sheet in position April 2011
Sheet in position April 2011

All photographs have been taken on the reserve © Friends of Howardian LNR
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