Here we bring you the latest news, events and research from SinCH.
Join us for an evening talk – all welcome! We are very pleased to host a talk by local entomologist Jon Webb. Jon works for Natural England, and for over a decade served as a national specialist focusing on beetles, wetlands and woodland. He’s now a Deputy Director in the Chief Scientist Directorate so he […]
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Moving beyond autumn It doesn’t seem like 5 minutes since we were out and about exploring the autumn fungi – from Earthstars, to Smokey Bracket to Petticoat Mottlegills we had a bountiful selection to see. Following our Fungi Foray the latest count of Waxcap mushrooms on Haywood Cliffs is now up to 10 separate species, […]
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Many thanks to the Contact Magazine A big thank you to Pete and Melvyn, ‘Contact’ editors, for accepting our articles, toall of the ‘Contact’ team, past and present, for production and distribution and to all contributors and advertisers. ‘Contact’ has been a great help to the cohesion of village life for 50 years or so, […]
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Many thanks to SinCH members for contributing these photos. Our guide Richard is a local expert in pasture fungi and he has been checking the Cliffs area periodically over a long number of years and he has noticed that the waxcaps appear to be increasing and he suggests this is helped by the new grazing […]
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No need to book – just turn up. For those with no choice but to come by car, parking is available to the rear of the Memorial Hall. The track is directly opposite the Hall entrance. This has always been a very popular event – it’s great for “kids of all ages” and we’re delighted […]
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Venue: Memorial Hall, Main Road, Great Haywood, Stafford ST18 0SU It’s been another very busy year for SinCH and a good time to take stock and think about what we want to do in 2025. We have some formal AGM business to deal with first – our financial statement/report and to elect the Steering Committee […]
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Winter months We started the year with Bird Box making event at the Memorial Hall and over 20 boxes were built for people’s gardens or to be sited around the Parish. We’d like to thank the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust for supplying the kits at a reduced cost and the Parish Council for purchasing them for […]
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Bee Safari – Saturday 10th August at 13.00 to 15.00 Meet at the entrance to Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Wolseley Centre (no need to book) SinCH is repeating its popular Bee Safari so join local expert Ron for a guided walk to identify and explore some of the bee population. With luck we could spot up […]
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How did this come about? In a word, Unexpectedly… originally we were allocated a few raised beds to grow material for our Help Nature Thrive work. It then became clear that the beds were much better suited to another community project the Allotments Association badly wanted to support – a Children’s Growing Club. We were […]
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Chartley Moss is the largest example of a floating peat bog, or schwingmoor, in Britain. The sphagnum lawn supports important botanical communities adapted to grow in this hostile environment. These plants in turn support a large number of invertebrates. We are going in midsummer and may get to see some rare species of dragonflies, among […]
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