Toads
Every year toads that spend the summer in the wood hibernate until spring. In late February or early March they emerge and move to the pool they were born in to breed. For the toads that move to Lulsley lagoon, this means that thy have to cross the road. They do this at night and often pause for a while on the tarmac, because this absorbs heat during the day and so is warmer than the surrounding soil. We would normally go out each evening and collect the toads and take them across the road to the pool.Over the ten years to 2007 the best year totaled in the region of 200. A good number you might think. Well last year we took part in an experiment, and we errected a mesh fence for 100 meters along the edge of the road. The idea being that this would block the toads route, they would try to move around this, and fall into the buckets dug into the ground along the fence line. This means that we did not need to go out each evening collecting toads and could simply collect them each morning. A much easier and safer option. The first toads were caught on 25th february and a total of 593 were safely moved across the road. So because of this sucess we will use the same method each year.
| Date | Count |
| 2008 total | 593 |
| 2009 total | 471 |
| 2010 total | 280 |
News
Watch Group
A Worcestershire Wildlife Trust Childrens’ Watch Group is held here.
Workparties
Volunteer workparties are our mainstay in ensuring vital woodland conservation work is done. No experience is necessary, all tools are provided.
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Village Show
Every year on the first Saturday in September we hold the Alfrick and Lulsley Horticultural Show. This great event attracts more than 3,000 visitors with all of the profit going to local good causes. To find out more visit the Show website
Flagpole
We have recently provide a replacement flagpole to our local church in Alfrick which was broken during high winds. We felled a Larch and prepared it before a group of locals carried it just over one mile to the Chuch. For more details visit our Village website