The Hanley Swan Community Project
Hanley Swan Pond Project Begins
September 2009 sees the Hanley Swan Pond Project get under way. Neil Verlander – Hanley Swan Village Pond Warden Nice title eh? Luckily I wasn’t asked to wear a hard hat or fluorescent jacket, no, the only work attire for me is a good pair of chest high waders, which is actually quite a good… [Continue Reading]
Hanley Swan Pond Project Gains Momentum
October ’09′ in Hanley Swan and we are gaining momentum In our lead up to our first Hanley Swan Pond event, we needed to organise a trailer to take away the rubbish, and as we had no budget we were looking for a favour. I was given a couple of local farmers to call and… [Continue Reading]
November ’09′ Is A Back Breaking Month In Hanley Swan
November in Hanley Swan is a back breaking work! I was pretty excited to have 4 days FREE labour booked in with Will Hall and the community payback team over the weekend of the 7th November. He supplied a van, trailer, wheelbarrows and 8 reasonably willing chaps, and I give him a list of collection… [Continue Reading]
December In Hanley Swan Is Freezing But Work Goes On
December is freezing but work goes on in Hanley Swan It turned out to be a very cold December in 2009, but we still had a chance to get Will Hall and his team back to Hanley Swan for a couple of days, so not looking a gift horse in the mouth I decided to… [Continue Reading]
Hanley Swan Pond
May 2010 at Hanley Swan Pond
Hanley Swan Pond Springs into shape Things around the pond have certainly started to take shape. We managed to fit in another day with Will Hall and the Community Pay Back Team who concentrated on bringing a good amount of top soil across from … [Read More...]
Hanley Swan Pond March 2010
March 2010 and there is still work to be done at the Hanley Swan Pond After such a cold start to the year, it’s great to start work again, down at the pond. We put out a final call in the Malvern Gazette in early February for more Malvern stone, … [Read More...]
Wildlife in Hanley Swan
The Need to Feed Ducks Goes Back Generations
The need to feed ducks goes back generations Yes we all love the opportunity to feed ducks with our children and grandchildren but this age old tradition is not actually doing the duck population any good, and in this article I will explain why, and try to offer some alternatives to this practice. The reality is that bread and similar products such as crackers, crisps and cakes although a good source of carbohydrates, actually offer ducks, waterfowl and other birds very little nutritional … [Read More...]
Hanley Swan Frequent Visitors
A very popular visitor to the Hanley Swan Pond is one of the most common wildfowl in the UK; the Mallard duck The male Mallard duck is called a Drake and is easily recognised by its metallic green head, brown breast, grey body, black tail and a white neck ring. In the summer months (June to September) the Drake Mallard duck will moult and will actually look very similar to the female. This process is called "eclipse" plumage, and provides good camouflage until they have fully replaced their … [Read More...]
