I had an indoor nature encounter yesterday. A massive house spider dropped off my head down the front of my face. I must admit, I did freak out and exploded out of the kitchen chair shouting. It was not a […]
‘The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful and since we have no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!’ I’m not sure about you, but since I am keeping travel to […]
Winter Solstice by Nichola Andersen In December, in the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice marks the 24-hour period with the fewest daylight hours of the year. 9 hours shorter than the midsummer solstice in June in fact. That is […]
Today I am getting everything ready to visit my beehives to check they are ok. I am readying my beekeeping suit, gloves, tools and smoker (not that I’ll need it but there is nothing more annoying than having to come […]
Woodpeckers by Nichola Andersen I am so excited – I just looked out of the kitchen window and saw the woodpecker! The first sighting up-close this year at my bird table. I’ve often heard him (or her?) in the […]
Want to know more about our Monday morning Mindfulness course? Here’s a testimonial from one of Helens recent class participants….. “I can’t recommend the classes highly enough. I came thinking I knew a little about mindfulness but the […]
Treverbyn Community Trust’s “covid Volunteers” were invited to a virtual awards ceremony on Wednesday evening, celebrating various awards given at the Devon & Cornwall Police Citizens in Policing Awards 2021. The Trust and volunteers were delighted by the nomination and […]
Our community helped us to become Treverbyn Community Trust and the Hall is at the core of our activities. Grab yourself a cuppa and watch this short film which we are sure will be a heart warmer. It certainly is […]
I think I can pinpoint my love of nature back to my childhood. I stayed with my Nanny and Grandad in Hampshire a lot in the summer holidays and my Nan loved feeding the birds, and my Grandad was always […]
5 recommended Nature books by Nic Sherriff One of my New Year’s resolutions was to read more this year, especially when the weather is bad, so today here are 5 books I can recommend (especially as we are still […]
Bats are often misunderstood creatures but I love them. I am lucky to live at the edge of ancient woodland, next to old mining buildings but with climate change and massive declines in insect numbers, bat populations have suffered. From […]
It was cold here the other night and I realised that I needed to get on and start feeding the birds some bought in seed rather than the scaps and fruit I put out in the summer. Other people do […]