Have a look at the blog to see what's about in Ketton at the moment.
Look out for Jemma's article about valuing local nature in Chatterbox.
Hall Close
In 1992 The Ketton Tree Group planted trees around Hall Close and the play area.
Now the volunteers have planted a new community orchard and sown a wildflower meadow.
The new community orchard was planted in 2018 by local volunteers, Ketton Primary School and Rutland Morris Men
Species recorded in Hall Close
including the River Chater and Sinc Stream
Bird Species
Blackbird – Turdus turdus
Robin - Erithacus rubecula
Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes
Dunnock - Prunella modularis
Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba
Carrion Crow - Corvus corone
Jackdaw - Corvus monedula
Woodpigeon - Columba palumbus
Goldcrest - Regulus regulus
Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris
Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris
Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis
Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit - Parus major
Coal Tit - Periparus ater
Long-tailed Tit - Thalos caudatus
Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
Swift – Apus apus
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
House Martin - Delichon urbicum
Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler - Sylvia borin
Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita
Red Kite – Milvus milvus
Damselflies and Dragonflies
Large Red Damselfy - Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue Damselfy - Enallagma cyathigerum
Banded Demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens
Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum
Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea
Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis
Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta
Four-spotted chaser - Libellula quadrimaculata
Butterflies
Large White - Pieris brassicae
Small White - Pieris rapae
Green-veined White - Pieris napi
Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni
Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines
Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Comma - Polygonia c-album
Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria
Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus
Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina
Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta
Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae
Peacock - Inachis io
Mammals
Bat records kindly provided by Jenny Harris of the LWRT and the Leicestershire & Rutland Bat Group
Otter – Lutra lutra (spraint recorded in 2011)
Soprano Pipistelle – Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Common Pipistrelle – Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Noctule Bat – Nyctalus noctula
Daubentons Bat – Myotis daubentonii
*Long-eared Bat – Plecotus auritus
*Whiskered Bat – Myotis mystacinus
*Natterers Bat – Myotis nattereri
*refers to records of grounded bats in the nearby Aldgate area in the 1990’s
Fish
Roach - Rutilus rutilus
Dace - Leuciscus leuciscus
Chub - Squalius cephalus
Brown Trout – Salmo trutta
Pike – Esox Lucius
Minnow - Phoxinus phoxinus
Bullhead – Cottus gobio
Perch – Perca fluviatilis