The online parish magazine of Old Basing and Lychpit
On 26th August Shelley Nicholls writes: We live in Lychpit and noticed a young female blackbird regular visitor to our garden. At first she had no tail feathers at all but she could hop quite freely and kept to under bushes…
Read more
That very hot spell brought back memories of 1976, coincidentally the year I got married, when gardens suffered all over the country due to lack of rain and excess withering sunshine. I wasn’t aware of the UK wildlife’s ability to…
Read more
I thought Chris Packham was the only person I’d ever heard of waxing lyrically about animal poo of multiple types, the discovery of which clearly pointed to that animal being in the vicinity. So I was somewhat surprised that me, going on…
Read more
I learned today, after a nice cup of coffee and a chocolate danish, that the Bakehouse in the street will be closing it’s doors for good on in a few weeks time. That will be a sad loss as we…
Read more
It was widely reported that the month of May was the warmest and sunniest since records began and we all certainly noticed that. In previous years there inevitably seemed to be a cold and wet spell between the 20th and 30th of…
Read more
You can view this months Magazine by clicking here.
On the 23rd June Phil Males wrote: On Thursday I manage to catch a few shots of the first marbled white butterflies I have seen this summer on the Millfield together with some shots of the Pyramid Orchids which are…
Read more
by Lianne de Mello, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Summer is by far the best time of year for exploring your local meadow. Now wildflowers are blooming, butterflies are on the wing, grasshoppers are singing and birds are…
Read more
Appeal launched to save internationally important eighteenth-century Hampshire tapestries Basingstoke Discovery Centre events – July Disability Connexions – Launch of new group in Tadley 18 July Whipping up a storm Piccolo Preschool Nursery Celebrate its 10th Year Anniversary. Probus Visits Exbury…
Read more
On the 12th of June Gill More wrote: I went for a wander around Mill Field and on the far ‘village’ side in the woodland edge I heard a repeated harsh sound. It was coming from the woody bit beyond…
Read more