I took this photo about 4.00 am Friday morning, 15th June. The two young Foxes sitting together passing the time. By the time l stopped they had spotted me but still a good picture. Thanks: Dave McCormack
Foxes on the Heath
Friends of Bernards Heath and your Data
If you use the internet on a regular basis, you’ve probably had many emails about the new General Data Protection Regulations, GDPR. It gives a glimpse into the number of places data is held on us.
The data we keep about FoBH members is simply limited to names and contact details so that we can keep you aware of what’s going on and what we do with your subscription payments.
Privacy Statement
To comply with the new General Data Protection Regulations, GDPR, we will use the data you supply only to communicate with you for membership and newsletter distribution purposes and will store it securely.
The data we collect:
name, postal address, postcode and phone number
email address
Your data will not be shared with external parties without your specific consent.
You can ask for your data to be deleted at any time by emailing treasurer@bernardsheath.org, or by writing to the Treasurer at 21 Warwick Road, AL1 4DJ.
Litter Pick and Spring tidy-up
Painted Stones
These attractive painted stones have appeared on the Heath. Can you find them?
Photos: MN
Weather takes its toll on trees
Several trees on the Heath have succumbed to winter gales, some because of the ‘sail’ effects of ivy and the wind drag it causes, and others, including this dead hawthorn, to old age. This latter tree has fallen across the path along Townsend Drive.
Photo: PC
Bernards Heath Weather 2017
Remember those days from late March to mid May when grass began to turn yellow and water restrictions were a distinct possibility? There was only 1.5 mm of rain in April, see above. The summer was not particularly dry by comparison to previous years and the year was rounded off with the highest rainfall of the year of 98 mm, including 10 cm of snow on the 10th December.
The highest daily rainfall was 33 mm on May 13th, and of temperatures, the lowest was -5 deg C on January 22nd and the highest 31 deg C on June 19th.
Weather measurements have only been made for the last four years and over that time total yearly rainfall fell from 740 mm to 534 mm. Average temperatures have stayed within a narrow range of less than 1 deg