ÿþ<!--<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">--> <html> <head> <!-- doctitle --> <title>Sulehay Nature Reserve Website - what to look out for in November</title> <!-- keywords --> <meta name="keywords" content="Sulehay, Old Sulehay, Sulehay forest, Ring Haw, Stonepit Quarry, nature, Wildlife Trust, Nothamptonshire, UK, GB"> <!-- description --> <meta name="description" content="A website for the nature reserve at Old Sulehay in Northamptonshire."> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="Author" content="Built by NewM."> <meta name="NewM_email" content="webdev@newm.co.uk"> <meta name="MSSmartTagsPreventParsing" content="TRUE"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="master.css"> <script language="JavaScript" src="js/svg.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript"></script> </head> <body onunload="tmt_OnExit();" background="#FFFFFF" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" text="#000000"> <a name="top"></a> <table class="backgrounddark" width="750" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <!-- left side --> <td width="200" align="center" valign="top" class="backgroundlight" > <table width="200" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"> <!-- who are we? --> <tr> <td class="svgproperties" height="100" align="center" valign="center">This website is provided by the <br><b>"Sulehay Volunteer Group" </b>. <br><br> <a href="#" onMouseDown="tmt_winLaunchPopup('whoarethey.html','width=500,height=350,left=0,top=0')"> Who are they?</a></td></tr></table> <!-- site links --> <div align=left style="margin-left: 5px; font-family: arial; font-size: 70%"><br> <!-- <UL style="list-style: none"> --> <ul type="square"> <li><a href="index.html">Home page</a> <li><a href="vinfo.html">Visitor Information</a> <ul type="circle"> <li><a href="vlocation.html">Reserve Location</a> <li><a href="vsiteplan.html">Reserve Site Plan</a> <li><a href="vlookout.html">Look Out For . . . </a> <li><a href="vcode.html">Countryside Code</a> </ul> <li><a href="history.html">Reserve History</a> <li><a href="acquisition.html">Acquisition History</a> <li><a href="ecosystem.html">Reserve Ecosystems</a> <ul type="circle"> <li><a href="ecosystemsf.html">Old Sulehay Forest</a> <li><a href="ecosystemsq.html" >Stonepit Quarry</a> <li><a1 href="ecosystemrh.html">Ring Haw</a> </ul> <li><a href="manplan.html">Management Plans</a> <ul type="circle"> <li><a href="manplansf.html">Old Sulehay Forest</a> <li><a href="manplansq.html" >Stonepit Quarry</a> <li><a href="manplanrh.html">Ring Haw</a> </ul> <li><a href="volunteering.html">Volunteering</a> <li><a href="events.html">Events</a> <li><a href="reports.html">Wildlife Reports</a> <li><a href="annualreports.html">Annual Reports</a> <li><a href="bcnpreserves.html">Other Reserves in the Area</a> <li><a href="contacts.html">Contacts and links</a> </ul> </div> </td> <!-- right side --> <td valign="top"> <table width="550" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <!-- main header --> <tr> <td rowspan="2" width="140" height="100" align="center" valign="center"><img src="images/peagrass-small.jpg" height="80" width="80" alt="Grass Vetchling (Lathyrus nissolia) in Ring Haw fields"></td> <td align="center" valign="bottom" height="40"><h2>Sulehay Nature Reserve</h2></td> <td rowspan="2" width="140" align="center" valign="center"><img src="images/badger.jpg" height="80" width="80" alt="Badger in Sulehay Forest"></td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><hr width="80%"></td></tr> </table> <table width="550" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"> <!-- page content --> <!-- content header --> <tr> <td width="20"><img src="images/transp.gif" width="5" height="5"></td> <td align="center" valign="top"><h3>What to Look Out for . . <br>in November</h3></td> <td width="20"><img src="images/transp.gif" width="5" height="5"></td></tr> <!-- content body --> <tr> <td><img src="images/transp.gif" width="5" height="5"></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="contenttext"> The information on this page is intended to highlight specific features within the nature reserve that would be of interest to the visitor. <br>To provide additional information on a subject, we frequently provide links from this page to webpages produced by other organisations. <br>Note also that some links take you to websites to listen to recordings of bird sounds. These links will only work if your computer has the necessary audio features. <p>To view a different period, click on the appropriate link in the table below. <br> <table width="250" align="center" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td colspan="10" align="center"> <b>Look out for in: </b></td></tr> <tr> <td width="25" align="center"><a href="vlookout-janfeb.html">Jan/Feb</a></td> <td width="25" align="center"><a href="vlookout-mar.html">March</a></td> <td width="25" align="center"><a href="vlookout-apr.html">April</a></td> <td width="25" align="center"><a href="vlookout-may.html">May</a></td> <td width="25" align="center"><a href="vlookout-junjul.html">Jun/Jul</a></td> <td width="25" align="center"><a href="vlookout-aug.html">Aug</a></td> <td width="25" align="center"><a href="vlookout-sep.html">Sept</a></td> <td width="25" align="center"><a href="vlookout-oct.html">Oct</a></td> <td width="25" align="center"><a href="vlookout-nov.html">Nov</a></td> <td width="25" align="center"><a href="vlookout-dec.html">Dec</a></td></tr> </table> <p> <table width="510" align="center" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr><td height="60" align="center"> <b>Interesting Features to be seen in <br>November</b></td></tr> <tr><td> <table width=100% align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr><td>November sees a marked change in the appearance of the forest as most of the trees drop their last leaves. <p>First to go are the horse chestnuts, followed by limes, crab apples, maples, ash and sycamores. <p>The brown leaves of oaks often hang on longer that those of other trees and can make the branches vulnerable to gales. In early November 2002, severe gales broke off the branches of many of Sulehay s oaks. Many of these branches remain hanging from the trunks, resting on the ground, and in many cases are still alive. <p>There are carpets of crab apples beneath the crab apple trees offering a long-term back up food for mice and birds. <p>The shrub layer remains very colourful for a while, with bramble leaves turning red, <a href="http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P2/P29723.php" target="_blank">dogwood </a> a dark purple-red and <a href="http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P1/P16393.php" target="_blank">spindle </a> bright pink. Female spindle bushes have an extra splash of pink provided by their lobed pink <a href="http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P3/P34843.php" target="_blank">fruits</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td>Male and female robins both defend winter territories and sing throughout the winter, so any song heard during November is likely to be a robin. <p>Bird numbers in the forest are increased by migrant birds, including tiny <a href="http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/goldcrest.htm" target="_blank">goldcrests </a> which, despite weighing only five grams, cross the North Sea from Scandinavia. The first sign of their presence is often their whispering <a href="http://www.northamptonshirewildlife.co.uk/sound/goldcr1b.wav">calls </a>. They keep constantly on the move, often hovering to snatch spiders and midges. They have a yellow stripe along their crown, which in the male has an orange streak. They usually feed with flocks of tits, nuthatches and tree creepers, all moving around the canopy together. <p>Other migrants from Scandinavia and northern Europe include song thrushes <a href="http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/song-thrush.htm" target="_blank">song thrushes</a>, <a href="http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/blackbird.htm" target="_blank">blackbirds</a>, <a href="http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/redwing.htm" target="_blank">redwings</a>, <a href="http://www.bto.org/birdtrends/wcrchaff.htm" target="_blank">chaffinches</a> and <a href="http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/brambling.htm" target="_blank">bramblings</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td>Squirrels are now building dreys; bunches of leaves in forks of trees, which offer some protection from the cold. Like badgers, they remain active all winter and do not properly hibernate. </td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td><img src="images/transp.gif" width="5" height="5"></td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="backgroundlight"><img src="images/transp.gif" width="5" height="5"></td> <td> <hr> <table width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">This page checked/updated: 8 Aug 2006.</td> <td align="right" valign="top"><a href="#top" class="small">Back to top</a></td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>