CranbrookCountryPark

Welcome to Cranbrook Country Park, 30 hectares of beautiful varied habitats and public amenity spaces.

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

Time for some more bee photos!

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

Who's ready for #WorldBeeDay tomorrow? We've got some exciting content to share with you so stay tuned on our socials!

To get you warmed up, did you know that there are 24 species of bumblebee, one honeybee species and over 250 solitary bee species?

#beefacts #bumblebees

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

Dear councils, ox-eye daisies are growing now. If you don't over-mow or spray them on roadverges & public spaces, soon they could look like this: helping wildlife like bees & butterflies, and bringing more nature into people's lives in these tough times 🐝

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

A messy way to create a wildflower patch in a pot or somewhere in your garden 😀🌸
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All you need are some wildflower seeds (you could buy or collect these), compost, clay powder or clay soil, a little water and… https://t.co/Wg81WLjUDs

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

Spring is well and truly here! Keep your eyes pealed for emerging dragonflies. This #broadbodiedchaser was spotted in the Country Park at the weekend by one of our lovely residents 🙏 📷Nigel Norkett

#spring… https://t.co/ifP1w98Zkl

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

Tadpoles will shortly start undergoing metamorphism and becoming froglets! Here's a little frog hotel building activity you could do in your garden 🐸😀 Frogs and toads love to hang out in sheltered damp places and… https://t.co/HzE3jYD67n

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

This gorgeous little whitethroat #sylviacommunis was spotted darting about catching insects before perching briefly on a fence in the country park.
. 📷 Cllr Barry Rogers
#birdwatching #birdwatchingphotography #warbler
#cranbrookdevon #cranbrookcountrypark

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

A rather exhausted little early bumblebee.

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

@wildeastdevon @ThelmaHulbert @EDDChome_people @streetsceneops @eastdevon @DevonLovesDogs @SEDevonWildlife @ClystGreatTrees Oops only just seen this! Elder, Ash, fern, willow 😀

[Clyst Valley Regional Park @ClystValleyPark]

#MondayMotivation social distancing or home educating? why not spot some nature close to your home, it will help you #Bee happy! #ClystValley #ClystValleyRegionalPark #Devon @eastdevon @ParkCranbrook @WildExmouth @SEDevonWildlife @wildeastdevon

[Devon Wildlife Trust @DevonWildlife]

One of our wonderful volunteers, Neil, has been photographing what he can see in his garden. What can you see through YOUR #wildlifewindow. Share your photos with us! 📸🌼🦋 #StayAtHome

[Clyst Valley Regional Park @ClystValleyPark]

Big thanks to the many who came & planted 500 trees on Saturday creating vital new woodland in @ParkCranbrook #Devon Great community spirit. Well done! #EveryTreeCounts #BigClimateFightback #UrbanTrees made possible by @WoodlandTrust @PostcodeLottery @eastdevon @CranbrookTC

[Clyst Valley Regional Park @ClystValleyPark]

In case you missed it, watch our amazing volunteers planting trees for a #CranbrookCanopy on @BBCSpotlight news yesterday. Go to 3.39:
https://t.co/vlzDvdievb
#trees #treeplanting #CranbrookDevon #ClimateChange

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

What a great day! Thanks to clystgreattrees, the @woodlandtrust and a whole bunch of lovely volunteers, Cranbrook is 500 trees richer!

Here's Cllr Sam Hawkins getting stuck in! 🌱🌳 #treeplanting #treesofinstagram… https://t.co/AA5963nTRx

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

Trees are the bees knees!

[Clyst Valley Regional Park @ClystValleyPark]

#WednesdayWisdom Spending time with #trees is good for you. #wellbeingwednesday Get out there! @WoodlandTrust @ParkCranbrook @PostcodeLottery @NTKillerton @BroadclystPC @wildeastdevon @DevonRamblers @DevonWildlife @PebblebedHeaths @cookthepainter film: @FreshGroundFilm

[Clyst Valley Regional Park @ClystValleyPark]

#TuesdayThoughts Planting trees is a gift to the future. Why not join us to plant trees on Feb 8th
@ParkCranbrook #ClystValley #Devon @WoodlandTrust
@PostcodeLottery @CranbrookTC No experience necessary! @NTKillerton @BroadclystPC @WestHillPC
@DevonWildlife @ExeterTrees

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

Beautiful #frosty morning in Cranbrook Country Park
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#cranbrookdevon #cranbrookcountrypark #beautifuldevon #lovedevon #exeter #frostymorning #coldfingers #winter #winterwonderland #outdoors #loveoutdoors... https://t.co/nvjMRbHGVD

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

Assuming the dry weather continues, hedge trimming will be starting today, Tuesday 21 January 2020 in certain areas of Cranbrook. Hedges will either be flailed or layed depending on the... https://t.co/cw46cmpPje

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

A few more from our tree walk. Thank you to Les for the photos.
It was really interesting to learn about the consequences of Ash dieback, the importance of standing deadwood, hedgerow management, increasing... https://t.co/eWUOTyZjB1

[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

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[CranbrookCountryPark @ParkCranbrook]

Don't forget we'll be going for a walk around Cranbrook Country Park this Friday to learn about Cranbrook's trees. Weather is set to be ⛅️⛅️⛅️. Fingers crossed it stays that way 🤞. Meeting at the Younghayes Centre at 11am. Don't forget your wellies,... https://t.co/dhxgXT6MHl