Our Warden at the time, Sam Bayley, had long dreamt of a loggery at the Reserve to encourage stag beetles by providing standing dead wood as a nursery for their larvae. Sam’s dream is now a reality and in November 2007 in just a couple of days one of the country’s largest loggeries was erected here at Warnham. The Loggery was officially opened on April 5, 2008.
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| Chairman of Horsham District Council, Roger Paterson opening the Loggery Aston Trelford, our Events Manager in the background
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Jason Saunders and Dave Truran, the Loggery builders
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Refreshments for all... provided by Tanhouse Warnham Café |
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Christine Costin, Chair of Horsham in Bloom, at the Friends' Lottery Award Ceremony, with Friends' Chairman, the late Mick Hillman, and Events Manager, Aston Trelford - and oversize Stag Beetle
The new Loggery really is an impressive sight and is an example of effective teamwork, with Vivien Hodge providing the initial groundwork and the Committee and Wardens following through with Lottery funding support.
Male Stag Beetles (Lucanus cervus) Jousting
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The loggery under construction, ably assisted by our Chairman, Mick Hillman, Treasurer, Lyn Whale and Secretary, John Wilks
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Here is the finished Loggery, showing the ranks of
standing dead wood that should give a good home to the larvae of our
stag beetles. We also expect that it will encourage the growth of some
interesting fungi and provide a home for a wide variety of small creatures. |
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A view from the side |
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