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ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, WASPERTON
A SANCTUARY FOR WILDLIFE

Updated July 2023

Alluding to the wet usually
prevalent about the middle of
July, the saying is: "Saint
Maryy Magdalen is washing her
handkerchief to go to her
cousin Saint James' fair".

The results for this saying are barely satisfactory, anyway the weather is often quite warm in July (10th to 24th). We hope! Now Saint Mary Magdalen's Day is the 22nd of July, and Saint James' Day is the 25th of July.

The usual weather pattern for July begins with the late June westerlies and storms for the first week. Then a warm mid-July period 10th to 24th; see above. The last week in July, continuing into August, brings more thundery, cyclonic weather.

Everything has grown so well in the Churchyard, too well, where we mow the grass. But the wildflowers have done really well. The colours are not so strong as they were. May and June are always the best months for colour, of course. I was hoping to see more oxeye daisies as I had cast a couple of handfuls of seed last year, later perhaps.

Now hedgehogs (here he goes again), there have been a number of sightings in the village but still nothing in the Churchyard. I was hoping we may have seen one or two just passing through. Ah well: Not to be; people in the village do put food out for the hedgehogs. I must be grateful that we have quite a few hedgehogs in the parish, but they don't come to Church.

Our summer visitors have arrived, swallows, house martins, plus a black cap, although he may have stayed here for the winter. No swifts as usual, haven't seen any in the village for some years. The redwings and fieldfares are in the fields around the village. They like the open spaces. We have the cuckoo heard but not seen. Lovely to have summer with us again, and the weather has been kind.

Do have a toddle through the Churchyard if you can on a nice day, you will be more than welcome. Thanks for your support with our bit of wild nature.
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Mike Porter
01926 624909

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