Category The Tufa Field Ecology
Arcadis have now completed their plans for the Supported Housing Scheme, and in conjunction with the Case Officer, have formally submitted the plans to the Planning Committee. These will be considered on the 25th September 2024 with a recommendation to… Continue Reading →
It is 4 years today since the destruction of Slow Worms by a Forest Mulcher at the Tufa Field. This image, recently made available by Google Earth, shows the scale of destruction of the Slow Worm habitat. Following a number… Continue Reading →
The most recent available expenditure record is (Q1 2025) Others will be added progressively How to use this table: You can select the Quarter containing the expenditure items and search by dates. Click on a column header to sort the… Continue Reading →
Public money spent on our behalf should be open to the highest scrutiny. HM Government requires all local authorities to publish records of expenditure in excess of £500, but does not mandate what form this should be. BANES chooses to… Continue Reading →
In a new year, we once again anticipate that this will be the final winter for the Tufa Field. With notional planning applications shortly, the schedule is to start construction work in the Spring of 2024. The hydrogeological survey work… Continue Reading →
Rainfall is very important at the Tufa Field. It feeds the streams, and in extremes, contributes to land instability, affects run-off into Englishcombe Lane and Moorfields, and contributes to down-slope springs that cause local flooding. The Wunderground network is a… Continue Reading →
September is a strange month for birds that visit our gardens and the Tufa Field . Blackbirds, Robins, Sparrows, Dunnock and so on are amongst the common small birds that moult their flight feathers now. This means that their flying… Continue Reading →
Monday 4th Sep 2023: Drilling continues in the field on a hot day. Sadly, not all of our animals survived the process. We don’t know why this Fawn died, perhaps it was too scared to move, perhaps it died of… Continue Reading →
