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Scruton Sky at Night – January 2025
Some interesting astronomical events to look out for in January. On the 4th we may see a Lunar occultation of Saturn.
Read MoreNature Notes – January 2025
2025 could be the 3rd warmest year since records began. Increased temperatures encourage more exotic plants and animals to colonise Britain.
Read MoreCoore Memorial Hall – Bookings
You can now view the Village Hall diary and make booking requests on the village website.
Read MoreScruton Sky at Night – December 2024
On 4 December we’ll see Venus and a thin crescent Moon low in the twilight sky: look SW. On the 13th the Moon skims under the Pleiades (mentioned last month).
Read MoreNature Notes – December 2024
The first 2 weeks of November were warm and dry with plenty of sunshine and no heavy frosts. Many flowers were still in bloom and on a couple of days my mahonia was covered in honeybees, wasps and peacock butterflies.
Read MoreFrom the Parish Council – November 2024
Parish Clerk, Emergency Plan, The Cricket Club flooding, Village Green
Read MoreScruton Sky at Night – November 2024
With BST over we can now look forward to darker skies.
Read MoreBedale Hunt dogs out of control
Bedale Hunt dogs were dangerously out of control in Scruton on Sat 26 Oct. They were on the village green and were seen pursuing a fox and worrying sheep in a field near the church.
Read MoreNature Notes – November 2024
A third of all European curlew breed in Britain, many in the Dales and Northern Pennines. To help stem their decline, a research project rings the young birds and has fitted GPS trackers to 17.
Read MoreSolar Farm News – AMPYR Solar Europe
Scruton Community Liaison Group has been contacted by AMPYR Solar Europe with the news that the company has acquired the Scruton Solar and Battery Storage project from Lightrock and Bluefield. Ampyr say they will construct and operate the solar farm in strict accordance with Lightrock’s design and will honour all the commitments made by the…
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