Last Sunday 21st July, the Friends of Montefiore Woodland supported the big butterfly count by holding a butterfly count within the woodland. This is a nationwide survey aimed at helping to assess the health of our environment. It was launched in 2010 and has become the world’s biggest survey of butterflies! “Butterflies react very quickly to change […]
Many thanks to Andy, Landlord of the Montefiore Arms Public House (recent winner of this year’s Camra Thanet Branch Pub of the Year) for generously donating £176 from a Raffle to the Friends of Montefiore Woodland for the purchase of spring native bulbs for which the Friends are very grateful! We would like to develop […]
Last Sunday 26th May, Montefiore Woodland held a successful Butterfly Day to support Save our Butterflies Week (18th – 26th May). This was an opportunity for members of the public to learn about the species of butterfly that can be seen within the woodland and in the local area! Despite the poor weather this spring, […]
Many thanks to all the Friends of Montefiore Woodland for their help on Sunday 14th April be it: dead-hedging, litter picking, seed sowing, protective meadow fencing, sapling planting to name a few….. The first spring migrant was heard in the woodland for this year, a Chiffchaff and despite the wind, even the first butterfly, a […]
The challenging March weather affected our Work Parties, particularly the intended sapling planting. The hardy members that helped to remove the bramble crowns, runners and roots on Wednesday 13th March quickly warmed up despite the chilly conditions! However, this task again proved to be too labour-intensive to do by hand and one of our members […]
Since the Autumn, occasional work parties have continued to improve the Montefiore Woodland. Footpaths have been better delineated, and bark chippings (a skipful of which were donated by Brazil Brothers, for which many thanks), have begun to be laid along them. Members have sponsored Bird and Bat boxes and these have been installed in various […]
Photo: Lady Judith’s seat Several members took advantage of February’s private viewing of Montefiore Synagogue and Mausoleum. Our thanks go to Derek for opening, Mark Negin (the artist who created the murals in the Montefiore Medical Centre) for his informative talk on the Synagogue and the lives of Sir Moses and Lady Judith and to […]
The challenging March weather affected our Work Parties, particularly the intended sapling planting. The hardy members that helped to remove the bramble crowns, runners and roots on Wednesday 13th March quickly warmed up despite the chilly conditions! However, this task again proved to be too labour-intensive to do by hand and one of our members […]
The Montefiore College and Synagogue have been a part of Ramsgate history for more than 150 years, ever since Moses Montefiore had the foundation stone laid in 1831. The synagogue was dedicated and opened on 16th July, 1833 and has continued to serve the Thanet Jewish community ever since. This picture from Esther King of […]
One of our members, David Rumsey, recently wrote an article “If you go down to the woods….” for the Autumn, 2012 Ramsgate Society magazine about the history of Montefiore Woodland and the work of the Friends of Montefiore Woodland. Kathleen Hood read the article in Texas, USA and as a result contacted us with her […]
