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The Roots Project

@rootsprojectcv

Womble-ish woodfolk in Kent. Guardians of Wonky Wood and & its inhabitants. Views and opinions expressed are sometimes those of our dor beetles.

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Congratulations on the pregnancy but the trees and bees at Wonky Wood really don't care about your gender reveal. #Balloonskillwildlife. Just make a cake. Keep Britain Tidy

Congratulations on the pregnancy but the trees and bees at Wonky Wood really don't care about your gender reveal.
#Balloonskillwildlife. 
Just make a cake.
<a href="/KeepBritainTidy/">Keep Britain Tidy</a>
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We found an amazing calendar from Natural History Museum summarising wildlife survey schemes throughout the year. If you want to learn more about green spaces & local urban nature, this is a great place to start: #CitSci #CitizenScience nhm.ac.uk/take-part/moni…

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Look at his little feet πŸ€— Palmate newt in the Wonky Wood pond. One dip of the net caught 3 newts & 2 dragonfly nymphs The Roots Project KRAG #ponddipping

Look at his little feet πŸ€—
Palmate newt in the Wonky Wood pond. One dip of the net caught 3 newts &amp; 2 dragonfly nymphs 
<a href="/RootsProjectCV/">The Roots Project</a> <a href="/KentRAG/">KRAG</a> 
#ponddipping
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Orange ladybird Β (Halyzia sedecimguttata) loves a log pile. Fortunately they're well catered for at #WonkyWood πŸ€— Buglife #KentDownsAONB

Orange ladybird Β (Halyzia sedecimguttata) loves a log pile. Fortunately they're well catered for at #WonkyWood πŸ€—
<a href="/Buzz_dont_tweet/">Buglife</a>
#KentDownsAONB
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Time by the fire is never wasted. This morning willow sticks were debarked & cooked to make artists charcoal. Shredded bark was toasted for tinder. Strips of inner bark became a simple cordage bracelet. Thank you willow for your wonderful gifts πŸ’š @_swog Small Woods

Time by the fire is never wasted. This morning willow sticks were debarked &amp; cooked to make artists charcoal. Shredded bark was toasted for tinder. Strips of inner bark became a simple cordage bracelet.
Thank you willow for your wonderful gifts πŸ’š
@_swog <a href="/smallwoodsuk/">Small Woods</a>
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It's slime mould season at The Roots Project #WonkyWood I think this is Wolf's Milk (Lycogala terrestre) #slimemoulds All the love to dead wood & log piles! πŸ’šπŸ“

It's slime mould season at <a href="/RootsProjectCV/">The Roots Project</a> #WonkyWood
I think this is Wolf's Milk (Lycogala terrestre)
#slimemoulds
All the love to dead wood &amp; log piles! πŸ’šπŸ“
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A quick dip in our oldest woodland pond found several dragonfly (Hawker?) larvae. Despite them being all pretty & fairy-like as flying adults, these are voracious predators in a pond. They also spend years in water before metamorphosis into the adult flying form. #KentDownsAONB

A quick dip in our oldest woodland pond found several dragonfly (Hawker?) larvae. Despite them being all pretty &amp; fairy-like as flying adults, these are voracious predators in a pond. They also spend years in water before metamorphosis into the adult flying form. 
#KentDownsAONB
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Our final batch of home grown trees were planted out yesterday. A little late but anticipated train this week will help them settle at #WonkyWood

Our final batch of home grown trees were planted out yesterday. A little late but anticipated train this week will help them settle at #WonkyWood
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Watching woodland regeneration is wonderful and it's exciting to see what pops up. We recently found this little Norway maple quietly growing under the protection of a broom bush.

Watching woodland regeneration is wonderful and it's exciting to see what pops up. We recently found this little Norway maple quietly growing under the protection of a broom bush.
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Male & female hazel flowers @ #WonkyWood. The male blooms (left) are pretty obvious & a welcome sign of spring but it's fun to hunt for the tiny tufty female flowers (right) too. #NorthDownsAONB #Spring

Male &amp; female hazel flowers @ #WonkyWood.
 The male blooms (left) are pretty obvious &amp; a welcome sign of spring but it's fun to hunt for the tiny tufty female flowers (right) too. 
#NorthDownsAONB #Spring
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Wonky wood is buzzing right now. Looking blooming lovely too πŸ’š (Wood anemone, dog violet, pear, snakes head fritillary)

Wonky wood is buzzing right now. Looking blooming lovely too πŸ’š
(Wood anemone, dog violet, pear, snakes head fritillary)
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Are you exploring a spring woodland with family over the Easter break? Sticking to paths, brushing down boots and wiping paws & wheels before you leave can all help prevent the spread of tree pests and diseases. Find out more: gov.uk/guidance/preve… #TreeHealth #KeepItClean

Are you exploring a spring woodland with family over the Easter break? 

Sticking to paths, brushing down boots and wiping paws &amp; wheels before you leave can all help prevent the spread of tree pests and diseases.

Find out more: gov.uk/guidance/preve…

#TreeHealth #KeepItClean
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We have a small pond that dries up every Spring but frogs still love to lay their spawn in it. This year we've had 2 schools & several households fostering tadpoles whilst they develop & the first froglets are now ready to return to Wonky Wood.

We have a small pond that  dries up every Spring but frogs still love to lay their spawn in it. This year we've had 2 schools &amp; several households fostering tadpoles whilst they develop &amp; the first froglets are now ready to return to Wonky Wood.
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Thank the heavens for rain. You can sense the woodland joyfully soaking it all in. 500+ newly planted trees and our desperate ponds really, really needed this.

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Freedom for the first batch of fostered froglets. Back to Wonky Wood where their spawn was laid. Some were reluctant to explore but others hopped off into the grass immediately.

Freedom for the first batch of fostered froglets. 
Back to Wonky Wood where their spawn was laid. 
Some were reluctant to explore but others hopped off into the grass immediately.
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No #tinyplants for #wildflowerhour but beautiful blossoms of #WonkyWood all the same. Red champion and green alkanet, with apple blossom and cowslips about to burst into bloom wildflowerhour

No  #tinyplants for #wildflowerhour but beautiful blossoms of #WonkyWood all the same. 
Red champion and green alkanet,  with apple blossom and cowslips about to burst into bloom <a href="/wildflower_hour/">wildflowerhour</a>