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2023 Annual Report Now Available
Our 2023 report is now available showing what the group got up to in 2023 including our new bat monitoring programme, south path...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Nov 4, 20231 min read
Our 2024 Calendar is now available!
This showcases photos of the wood taken during the year. The images in the calendar are shown below. The Calendar has been printed as a...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Jan 13, 20231 min read
The Group's 2022 Review is Now Available.
2022 was a busy year for Hob Hey Wood Friends Group. A document reviewing the group's activities, from guided walks, talks, habitat...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Hob Hey Wood 2023 Calendar now available
The 2023 Hob Hey Wood calendar is now available! This showcases photos of the wood taken during the year. The images in the calendar are...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Hob Hey Wood 2022 Calendar is now available
The 2022 Hob Hey Wood calendar is now available! This showcases photos of the wood taken during the year. The images in the calendar are...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Aug 12, 20212 min read
Poisonous Hob Hey!
Hob Hey Wood contains a huge array of plants and fungi, some of which are edible, some of which are extremely toxic. Here, I want to...
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Mark O'Sullivan
May 21, 20212 min read
Happy Birthday Hob Hey Wood Friends!
On Sunday 23rd May, Hob Hey Wood Friends Group reaches its third birthday. Yes, our group is three years’ old. It all started at a...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Mar 12, 20213 min read
Helping a rare butterfly in Hob Hey Wood
Elm were one of the most common trees in Britain, these majestic trees towered to about 100 feet in height, their broad crowns dominating...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Jan 5, 20217 min read
A winter walk through Hob Hey Wood
Winter may seem a very quiet time for woodland but in reality, there is plenty to see. Hundreds of migrant birds join our native species...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Oct 16, 20201 min read
Hob Hey Wood 2021 Calendar is available
*** Update: we have sold our stock of Hob Hey Wood 2021 calendars! *** Dandelion, in Frodsham, may still have a few copies if you'd...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Aug 30, 20206 min read
An Autumn Walk Through Hob Hey Wood
Join us for a walk in Hob Hey Wood enjoying all of the sights the autumn season has to offer. The wood can be very muddy after rain so...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Fungal Glory: a poem by Jayne Bryson
Thick creamy petals; A soft, velvet nap to each; Frilled edges overlap. A garland To the lost majesty of its host; A giant, as before,...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Jul 22, 20205 min read
Hob Hey Wood's sparrowhawks
The sparrowhawk is one of the three most common birds of prey in Britain but unlike the soaring buzzard and hovering kestrel, it is...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Jun 22, 20202 min read
Ancient Tree Inventory: Hob Hey on the map
As any visitor to Hob Hey will know, the wood contains some very large trees. Some of these trees are very old, too. As trees age, they...
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Mark O'Sullivan
May 29, 20201 min read
Hob Hey Wood: a poem by Jayne Bryson
A wooded glen, A secret way between the hedges. Once there, in the gentle embrace of the hollow, Beneath the soft shelter of the trees,...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Mar 24, 20206 min read
Join us for a walk around Hob Hey Wood in spring
Limited parking is available on Townfield Lane and Langdale Way (shown as ‘P’ on the map). fast pace, it could be covered in about 45...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Oct 18, 20192 min read
Tree Planting In Hob Hey Wood
The Woodland Trust has a scheme called 'Free trees for schools and communities'. They have thousands of trees to give away to schools and...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Sep 25, 20193 min read
Bats of Hob Hey Wood
Bats are ancient creatures, evolving into the only mammals that can fly over 50 million years ago and have spread to every continent...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Aug 15, 20193 min read
What's it like being a volunteer?
What is it like being a volunteer looking after Hob Hey Wood and what can you get out of it? Hob Hey is ancient semi-natural woodland, an...
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Mark O'Sullivan
Jun 28, 20193 min read
The Badger
Hob Hey Wood has a large, thriving population of badgers which are active on any non-freezing night throughout the year. This article...
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