AN INSPECTOR CALLS!

The site had its annual visit from the David Bellamy Award assessors today. Our assessment was carried out by Mary Combe of the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG). . . . Mary joined Cornwall FWAG as a Farm Conservation Adviser in June 1990. Brought up on a small dairy farm on The Lizard Peninsula which then progressed through beef rearing to early potato and flower production Mary brings a wealth of practical experience to FWAG and the Bellamy Award Scheme. Alongside the farm she was also involved in running a small hotel business during the 1970’s and early 1980’s. . Mary is a member of IAgrE, Institute of Agricultural Engineers, and keeps up to date by attending many of the courses on a wide range of subjects that are available to FWAG staff. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, walking, making cards and jewellery, and spending time with her family. . . One thing Mary did point out was that the bird nest photographed in an earlier post was not of a wren. She thought it belonged to possibly a chaffinch, robin or dunnock. As we have all three of those birds in abundance at Lower Treave, we need an expert out there who can give us a definitive view! . Lower Treave holds the David Bellamy Conservation Award Gold for 2008. Awards for 2009 will be announced in October. . http://www.fwagcornwall.org.uk/ . http://www.ukparks.com/bellamy.asp . .