The Last Post

I'm afraid I have to tell you the sad news that Jerry Dicker has passed away. Jerry started this blog in December 2011 shortly before the Friends of Filnore Woods came into being back in 2012. Since then there have been lots of changes in the woodland, many of which have been reported in Jerry's blog. You will know from reading his posts that his knowledge of flowers, trees, birds and insects was extensive. He enjoyed passing on this knowledge and took great pleasure in writing his blog.

None of us who work in Filnore Woods have his breadth of knowledge and would not be able to continue this blog in its current form. We feel that it should be left as a lasting resource, and as a memorial to the time and effort Jerry invested to make the woods what they are today.

Instead, we will try to start a new blog to show what work is taking place in the woods and generally how they are getting on. There won't be as much about the wildlife and plants but we will do our best and hope that Jerry would have approved. This new blog will be called 'Filnore Woods 2 blog' and can be found at - 

https://filnorewoods2.blogspot.com

We will miss his happy personality and cheery smile at work parties, and his knowledge of the flowers and wildlife in the woods. He will be a great loss not only to the woods but also to the Thornbury community as a whole.