Recruitment prospectus for CEO for BCA

Steve Orridge local naturalist and BCA member presents the results of the 2021 butterfly survey.

Buxton Butterfly Survey 2021

The story of Grinlow - the arrival of humans

Celebrating International Dawn Chorus Day from Grinlow Woods

International Dawn Chorus Day is on Sunday 2nd May but rather than wait we thought we would start the weekend with a sneak preview of the dawn chorus from our woods at Grinlow.

We hope you enjoy the recording.

BCA High Streets Working Group's response on Priorities for the Future High Street Fund consultation

BCA Formal Response to the Future High Street Fund Priorities

BCA Opposes the Derbyshire Badger Cull

Vaccinating Derbyshire's Badgers

Photo Copyright A.Parkinson 2020 vision

Vaccinating Derbyshire's Badgers

The Trustees of BCA have agreed that we WILL NOT give permission for badgers to be culled on any land we own in & around #Buxton

Badgers are not the main cause of the spread of TB in cattle. Vaccination is the best way of keeping Badgers free of TB.

Full Press Release

Dragons and Damsels

Nuclear Waste - Where should we put it?

Buxton's Butterflies and how to identify them

Lyn Noble, local Buxton landscape painter shares three of his views from Corbar Woods

Lyn Noble has painted these views of BCA's Corbar Woods and written about the inspiration that he finds in the woods and painting them

Corbar Wood

Our woodlands are always beautiful, but in Spring they’re even more so. Low morning or evening light can still find its way through young leaves. Gaps in the canopy allow the floodlighting of sandy mounds and glades, enhanced by surrounding areas of deep shadow. Light against dark; dark against light, each tone brightened or darkened by the contrast with its surroundings.

A sort of metaphor for the times we live in?

I’m often accused of walking too fast but Corbar Wood always slows me down. Changes in foliage and light throughout the year keep revealing new vignettes, different angles. Back home I find that I find that I’ve already taken that latest photo, but it’s different. Back into the woods, again and again, a gestation period until the paintbox is fished out (again!).

Lyn

We have collected some photographs of the bluebells in Corbar Woods this year. Another beautiful display. We are so lucky to have these woods on our doorsteps.