The Bourne that flows out of the spring fed pond to the north of Duncombe Wood, and then flows north to the corner of Coombe Road near the village, has just run dry. It did not run dry at all in 2021 due to a wet late spring and summer. Read more
There is a magnificent showing of narrow leaved helleborines ( Cephalanthera longifolia) in Chappets Copse at the moment. This has one of the largest population of these rare orchids in the UK. There are four single ones in the northern bank of the Bereleigh Road if you are walking up that Read more
Pictured is the rather unusual fruit of the wych elm. This picture was taken of a branch of the junior tree next to great wych elm in Halnacker Lane. After dutch elm disease, these trees are very rare so we are lucky to have a couple in the parish
Swallows have arrived back in East Meon this week, after their epic journey from southern Africa. The are around two weeks later than last year, when they were first seen on 6 April.
The Tree Working group (TWIG) met on 21 April to start preliminary work on their projects of hedge planting on the Recreation Ground (boundary beside the High Street) and Workhouse Lane (boundary with the Village Green).
Wild flower walks with Helen Boyce, naturalist and author, at Noar Hill Nature Reserve, Selborne. Helen would be delighted to take individuals or small groups of 2-3 people around Noar Hill in June, showing and teaching them about the beautiful and abundant chalk downland wild flowers found there, including various orchids. She Read more
The EMN’s TWIG Group launches its new poster. More information to come!
Colts-foot (tussilago farfara) is now flowering in and around the parish. It can grow in the most unlikely of barren sites. It is often overlooked as its yellow flowers look like a number of other spring species. The leaves, which are hoof shaped hence the name of the plant, will Read more
Yesterday, 28 February, was a warm (9C) and damp evening, this followed nearly a week of cool dry evenings. The toads must have thought this is the time to get going and move to their breeding pond next to Coombe Road. The patrol helped a record 131 toads and 5 Read more
Lesser Celandine is now flowering at the bottom of hedges around the Parish. This picture was taken at The Old Dairy in Coombe Road. The mild January and February weather has brought them out early this year.