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Harrogate District Biodiversity Action Group (HDBAG) Helping local wildlife in the district

Harrogate District Biodiversity Action Group (HDBAG) is a group of individuals, organisations and businesses who wish to help local wildlife in the district.

04/03/2024

Today marks the start of ground nesting bird season which runs from the 1st March to the 31st July. During this time it is a legal requirement to have your dog on a lead on Open Access land, even if there is no livestock on the land.

This is to protect ground nesting birds, some of which are now endangered such as Curlew and Lapwing. Birds can be disturbed very easily by dogs, causing them to leave their nests and their young vulnerable.

Always check local signs too, as there are situations when it is a legal requirement to keep your dog on a lead for all or part of the year. Some local areas may also ban dogs completely, except for assistance dogs. Signs will tell you about these local restrictions so keep an eye out.

📸 Marian Wilby

03/03/2024

Pruning is an art and I agree with most of the suggestions in this drawing.
Here are some further guidelines:
- Do NOT prune newly planted or newly transplanted trees for at least a year. They need energy to develop a new root system and they get energy from their photosynthesizing leaves.
- Trim less than 20% of the tree per year, so if you have a tree with multiple problems, choose the main leader first, and then trim away crossing branches and or suckers in subsequent years. It may take 3 years or more to correct a tree's form.
- Unless a tree is close to a sidewalk or other human infrastructure, there is no need to prune away lower branches. Trimming a tree up will increase the maintenance because more light and therefore more weeds will grow at the foot of the tree. Also, a tree with low branches provides better habitat.
- Keep as many of the interior branches as possible for better habitat and also because these protected branches will photosynthesize more on hot days since they are shaded. This makes the tree more resilient in the face of a changing climate.

Read the story of my winged elm, which was in terrible shape when I got it, but now it's a beautiful tree that's more than 20 feet tall. https://greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2020/07/winged-elm-beautiful-florida-native.html

10/01/2024

This is worrying….

21/10/2023

I don’t usually repost this sort of thing by a very nice lady has asked me to do so.

In the most difficult moments of life, you realise who are true friends or people who really appreciate you. Unfortunately, some friends will click "like" but they don't really take time to read your status if they see it's long. I have decided to publish this message to make people aware of the horrific byproducts of diabetes. The disease ruins your cardiovascular and renal systems... And the drugs that are prescribed, may encourage the onset of dementia. Now I'm looking for those who will have time to read this post to the end. Diabetes is very invasive and destructive to our body, even after treatment, and medications your body is still struggling with yourself trying to regulate the spiking/dropping of blood sugar levels all the time... It's a very long process.
Please, in honor of a family member or friend who has died, or continues to fight diabetes or even have diabetes themselves; copy and paste (not share) on your page.
So I'm gonna find out who reads my posts. Please write "done. " in the comment.

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