Ingrebourne Valley Wildlife Centre - Essex Wildlife Trust
The Ingrebourne Valley, comprises of 261 hectares of interconnecting habitats, including river, open water, marsh, grassland, reed bed, ancient and secondary woodland and hedgerows and is home to London’s largest remaining continuous freshwater reed bed, designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Local Nature Reserve.
The site is also incredibly important for the 61 species of birds that regularly breed in the area, in addition to 16 nationally scarce beetle species, dragonflies, crickets and other insects and wildlife.
The site is also incredibly important for the 61 species of birds that regularly breed in the area, in addition to 16 nationally scarce beetle species, dragonflies, crickets and other insects and wildlife.
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An exhibition responding to this site for a newly opened visitor centre at the Essex Wildlife Trust's Ingrebourne Valley.
Once an airfield where biplanes took off to defend London in World War One, it was also prominent in the Battle of Britain and became the most renowned Spitfire station in Fighter Command The site, now acquired by the Essex Wildlife Trust secured by Heritage Lottery Funding, fundraising by Trust members and the public has been transformed as a haven for wildlife. |
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The Heath Fritillary Butterfly nicknamed The Woodman's Follower -Textile recreations 1,2,3 of 50
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The Heath Fritillary Butterfly is one of the rarest of the uk butterfly species, saved from the brink of extinction by conservationists. Historically it has been linked with the traditional practice of woodland coppicing,hence its nick 'Woodman's Follower' as it flits and glides, flying low to follow the cycle of cutting wood which encourages the growth of Cow Wheat the butterfly's main food plant.
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My Little fabric recreated actual size Heath Fritillary Butterflies with hidden magnets were placed around the site, to be discovered by the observant, all went home with visitors by the end of the day! Do you have one? let me know how far it travelled!
Fabric Butterflies with hidden magnets
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The Woodman's Follower
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The Ingrebourne Valley, comprises of 261 hectares of interconnecting habitats, including river, open water, marsh, grassland, reed bed, ancient and secondary woodland, scrub and hedgerows and is home to London’s largest remaining continuous freshwater reed bed, designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Local Nature Reserve.
The site is also incredibly important for the 61 species of birds that regularly breed in the area, in addition to 16 nationally scarce beetle species, dragonflies, crickets and other insects.
The site is also incredibly important for the 61 species of birds that regularly breed in the area, in addition to 16 nationally scarce beetle species, dragonflies, crickets and other insects.
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The Magpie Magpies are jacks of all trades: Scavengers predators and cheeky thieves. They famously cannot resist a bit of bling, and regularly take brightly coloured objects from the garden and traditional folk stories, myths and superstitions continue to make them unpopular with many. |
Found tin cans, stitched together
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Found materials
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The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
This woodpecker is one of the smallest and least common of the 3 woodpeckers found in the UK. Their decline, caused by how our forest and woods are managed, have become so serious they have been placed on the red list. They spend most of their time high on the side of trees 'drumming' on the trunks look for insects and making nest. The male (and young) of the species have the noticeable red cap. |
 canvas with 3D woodpecker, and relief tree made of stitched Essex newspaper articles on opening of the new centre.
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 Woodpeckers nest? made from stiched headache tablet boxes!
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Abstact woodpecker features
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