CHECK BEFORE YOU CHOP
The number of hedgehogs suffering strimmer injuries this summer has prompted the Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group to urge everyone to ‘check before you chop’. A spokesperson suggested using a booted foot, a gloved hand, a rake or a stick to check in long grass and under hedges for sleeping hedgehogs and other wildlife and then […]
BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH A FISHY FEUD
By Dr Paul Chambers, Jersey Heritage’s Head of Geopark In the spring of 1890 a young man from England stepped onto the St Helier quayside carrying a suitcase full of glass jars, metal sieves and scalpels. This was James Hornell, a graduate of Liverpool University College who had come to Jersey in search of marine […]
JERSEY GARDENING CLUB ZOOM IN ON PLANT PRODUCTION
The Jersey Gardening Club is hosting a presentation by UK award-winning plant breeder and perennial grower Graham Spencer on Zoom on 24th July at the Royal Jersey Showground starting at 7.30pm. Graham, the owner of Plant for Europe Ltd, lives in Uckfield, East Sussex, and his talk entitled ‘From Cuttings to Garden Centre – How Plants […]
NEW TREE ADVISORY BOARD TO TACKLE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY STORM CIARAN
A new Tree Advisory Board will help plan and coordinate tree planting in Jersey in response to the devastation caused by Storm Ciarán. And the process for the listing of trees is to be reviewed, modernised and strengthened to ensure the Island’s most important trees are included. The Minister for the Environment, Deputy Steve Luce, […]
TWO OF JERSEY’S OLDEST PROPERTY BUSINESSES NOW OPERATING UNDER ONE ROOF
The property management and estate agency arm of F Le Gallais and Sons has been sold to Maillard & Co meaning two of the Island’s oldest firms in the sector will operate under one roof. The sale is part of a longer-term strategy by Le Gallais to concentrate on growing areas of the business, which […]
SUNSET CONCERTS CANCELLED BUT SUMMER ACTIVITIES TO START AT GREVE DE LECQ
This weekend’s ‘al fresco’ Sunset Concerts overlooking St Ouen’s Bay were cancelled because of the likelihood of wind and rain. Donna Le Marrec, the National Trust for Jersey’s Marketing and Events Manager, said the site at Mont Grantez afforded little protection from the elements and therefore the ‘difficult decision’ was made. Speaking on the day […]
INCREASING NUMBERS OF SEABIRDS BEACHED BY WINTER STORMS
More seabirds than usual were beached last winter possibly due to an increase in the frequency and intensity of storms, including Storm Ciaran, which has been linked to climate change. A total of 124 beached birds were reported between November 2023 and February 2024 including cormorants and European shags, storm petrels, gulls, guillemots, razorbills, puffins […]
‘CELEBRATORY GOLD’ FOR THE JERSEY NATIONAL PARK’S TENTH BIRTHDAY
Ten years ago the Jersey National Park was officially recognised ensuring the protection and conservation of its coastline and the enhancement of its beauty, cultural heritage and wildlife. Park director Mike Stentiford MBE described it as ‘an environmental entity worth its weight in “celebratory gold”’ because much had been achieved. Today, it encompasses 2,145 hectares […]
FUN FOR ALL AT THE SUMMER COUNTRY FAIR
There will be fun for everyone at the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s Country Summer Fair at Trinity’s Royal Jersey Showground in June. Children will be able to scramble over hay bales, jump on the bouncy castle, try out the mini tractors and take part in a scavenger hunt to receive free ice cream […]
SUNSET CONCERTS AT GRANTEZ SERENADE THE SUN GOING DOWN
This year’s Sunset Concerts will be held at Grantez overlooking St Ouen’s Bay on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. Ticket holders are invited to bring a picnic and enjoy watching the sun going down over the bay while listening to live music in the knowledge that all the concert proceeds will be going towards the National […]