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The pink fairy armadillo is the smallest armadillo known. It grows to 90–115 mm in length and weighs about 120g. It is also the only species of armadillo that has its dorsal shell almost completely separate from its body. Its dorsal shell has very light pink coloured scales and the armadillo itself has fluffy, white fur underneath this shell. Sometimes the scales are a little less pink and a little more yellow or brownish. The shell is only connected to the creature via a membrane that runs along the spinal column. The shell is very fragile, suggesting that the creature does not rely on it as armour, like other armadillos do. The creature also has a spatula shaped tail that protrudes from a vertical plate at the blunt rear of its shell. They have very small eyes and so like most armadillos, they rely mostly on their sense of smell to find each other and their prey. This unusual animal is unique to the dry grasslands and sandy plains of central
Argentina. The pink armadillo is well adapted to this habitat as they are excellent diggers. They are able to completely bury themselves in a matter of seconds if they feel threatened. They are known to be living a fossorial lifestyle, meaning digging and living underground, like the badger or naked mole-rat. This armadillo is nicknamed the sand swimmer because of the speed and efficiency that it can borrow through sand. Their main food source is ants, and they will often be found burrowed in areas beside large ant colonies. Ants provide a constant food source for these armadillos, but they may also forage on worms, snails and plant matter. These creatures are hard to study as they so rarely come above to mainland, but they are thought to live solitary lives. They stay underground to be protected and only come out to feed at night. Their large front claws allow them to effortlessly move the sand and borrow underground. However, these large claws do have a set back for the small armadillo in that they make it difficult to walk on hard surfaces. However, during mating, they are believed to be polygamous (i.e. have more than one mate). The female will usually give birth to one young, whose shell will not fully harden until it is fully grown. It is believed that the pink hue of the dorsal shell is actually from blood running through it. The armadillo is believed to be able to use
this shell to control its body temperature. By exposing more blood to the cool air or soil, the armadillo is able to lower its temperature. Conversely, to retain its body heat, the creature could drain the shell of blood. Because this small armadillo is not seen very often, its actual conservation status is still uncertain. With this in mind, it is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (an inventory of the global conservation status of biological species). The perceived decline in populations of this armadillo can be attributed to farming activities and a rise in predators such as domestic dogs and cats. Pink fairy armadillos must occupy undisturbed places that contain sufficient amounts of compact sand and hiding places, as well as a sufficient resource of food. It has been hard to domesticate these creatures and they haven’t appeared to survive more than a few days in captivity.
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So July is here! This must mean that we are in the height of summer, right? I’m not sure where the sun is as I write this, as the ground is extremely wet and we are just recovering from a night of thunderstorms. Perhaps you are a lucky reader who is jetting off to your holiday destination full of sun. Or hopefully, as this issue is being delivered, we are all enjoying the beautiful sun in Sevenoaks!
July is an emotional month for me this year; my preschooler has their little graduation ceremony before heading off to ‘big school’ in September. And my youngest is approaching their first birthday. Time seems to just be flying by! It’s very easy to say and not so easy to do during the daily chaos, but I really must try to cherish these special moments. It’s all a bit too easy sometimes to just keep planning for the next thing and to focus on moving forwards (which we are doing lots of at the moment, but I’ll fill you in on that in the next issue).
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01-24 Jul. Weekends. Sevenoaks vintage bus. Sevenoaks Town Partnership 01732 459953 www.sevenoakstown.gov.uk01-03 Jul. Fri 5-11pm, Sat 12-11pm, Sun 12-7pm. Beer Festival on the Vine. Vine Cricket Club, Hollybush Lane, Sevenoaks. 01-09 Jul. Sevenoaks Camera Club annual
photography exhibition. Sevenoaks Library, 02 Jul. 9am-3pm. Sevenoaks Art Club annual outdoor exhibition. Vine Railings, Dartford Rd 02 Jul. 6.30pm. Bullfrog on Tour musical. Stag Theatre, Stag Community Arts Centre02 Jul. 7pm. Poetry Walk with Ella Frears. Knole Park near Sevenoaks. Meet 6pm at Knole House for a picnic. 02 Jul. 7.30pm. Stage & Screen Classics light music by Second Wind Band. Ship Theatre, Walthamstow Hall School02 Jul. 8pm. The Lonnigans Skiffle Party blues evening. Oaks Theatre, The Place, Knole Academy02 Jul. 2-3.30pm. Sinister Sevenoaks walk. Meet at Royal Oak Hotel, 5 High St, Sevenoaks02 Jul. 11.30am-3.30pm. Platt church fair. Stonehouse Field, St Mary’s Platt02 Jul. 10am-1pm. Antiques Valuation Day. Village Hall, Eynsford02-03 Jul. 2.30 & 6.30pm. The Mikado musical by Sevenoaks Players. Stag Plaza03 Jul. 6.30pm. Canterbury Cathedral Choristers in concert. Methodist Church, The Drive 03 Jul. 7.30pm. Festival finale light music concert by Rick Wakeman. Pamoja Hall, The Space, Sevenoaks School03 Jul. 11am-12.40pm. Hidden Sevenoaks Revealed walk. Meet at bus station, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks02-03 Jul. 11am-5pm. Fire Engine rally. Lullingstone Castle near Eynsford. 03 Jul. Family open day including Go Ride cycling event for 6-12 year olds & off-road mountain biking. Squerryes Court, Goodley Stock Rd, Westerham. Westerham Cycling Club 03 Jul. 12-5.30pm. Ightham Garden Tour. Meet Village hall, Ightham. In aid of Hospice in the Weald 01892 820502 03 Jul. National Badger Week photo exhibition & coffee morning. Village hall, Shoreham. [email protected] Jul. 11am-4pm. Open Garden. Knole House near Sevenoaks. 01732 462100 www.ngs.org.uk06 Jul. 12-mile walk around Ightham Mote. Meet 10am Ightham Mote car park near Ivy Hatch. Sevenoaks Ramblers 01732 463039 09 Jul. Cartoons & Comics Carnival. Recreation Ground, Knockholt. 07521 957971, 01959 532949/532467 09 Jul. Fundraising Concert in aid of Community First Responders. Otford09 Jul. 2pm. Fete. Crockham Hill playing field09 Jul. 5.30pm. Come Fly with Me Spitfire display & 1940s open air concert by Eynsford Concert Band. Valence School near Westerham. 09-10 Jul. Sat 12pm, Sun 10am. Annual Summer Show. Ightham Mote near Ivy Hatch.
Ightham Gardeners’ Club 01732 88350510 Jul. 7pm. Tonbridge Top Ten concert. Tonbridge Castle. Tonbridge Philharmonic Society. 07591 099020 www.tonphil.org.uk10 Jul. 9.30am-1.30pm. Charity Collection. Farmers’ Market, Sovereign Way, Tonbridge. In aid of Hospice in the Weald 01892 82053310 Jul. 9-mile walk around Cotmans Ash. Meet 10am Kemsing station. Sevenoaks Ramblers 01732 761905, 07787 531808 13 Jul. 2-5pm. Open Garden. Boundes End, 2 St Lawrence Avenue, Bidborough. 14 Jul. Talk on Sevenoaks in the 19th Century. St Nicholas Church, High St, Sevenoaks. 16 Jul. 7-10.30pm. Quiz Night. Hospices of Hope Tearooms, 11a High St, Otford. 01959 525110 www.hospicesofhope.co.uk16-17 Jul. 2-5pm. Leigh garden safari. Village green, Leigh. In aid of Hospice in the Weald
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Pamoja Hall, The Space Performing Arts Centre, Sevenoaks School, 01732 457765 17 Jul. Farmers’ Market. Vine Gardens, Dartford Rd, Sevenoaks. 20 Jul. 12-4pm. Open gardens. St Clere Estate near Kemsing. In aid of Hospice in the Weald 01892 820502 www.hospiceintheweald.org.uk20 Jul. 13 1/2-mile walk around Nettlestead and Medway valley. Meet 9.30am Bell pub, Golden Green. Sevenoaks Ramblers 07534 083036, 07734 404334 22 Jul. Roald Dahl fancy dress competition. Vine Gardens, Sevenoaks. 01732 459953
22 Jul. School’s Out concert. Vine Gardens, Dartford Rd, Sevenoaks. 01732 459953 23 Jul. Limehouse Lizzy Gig. Village Memorial Hall, Otford. 07887 780576 24 Jul. Cactus Show. Village Hall, Crockham Hill. Cactus Society24 Jul. 5 1/2-mile walk around Hadlow. Meet 10am Hadlow Tower, Hadlow High St. Sevenoaks Ramblers 01732 882327, 07907 882246 www.kentramblers.org.uk24 Jul. Village Picnic. Recreation Ground, Knockholt. 01959 53294926 Jul. 7.30-9.45pm. Gates open 6.30pm. Ruddigore by Gilbert & Sullivan. Tonbridge Castle www.illyria.uk.com27 Jul. 10 1/2-mile walk around Sevenoaks Weald. Meet 10am Greyhound pub, Charcott. Sevenoaks Ramblers 01322 866776, 07752 542018 www.kentramblers.org.uk31 Jul. 5-mile walk around Shoreham Terrace & Otford Hills. Meet 2pm Village Memorial Hall, Otford. Sevenoaks Society 01959 564145 31 Jul. 10 mile walk around Tonbridge. Meet 10.30am junction of Hadlow Rd & Cranford Rd, Tonbridge. 07939 348189
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Historical Events in July1307 -King Edward I, conqueror of Wales, dies on the way to Scotland to fight Robert the Bruce.1540 - Henry VIII marries Catherie Howard and also beheads Thomas Cromwell.1557 - Anne of Cleves dies from natural causes.1694 - The Bank of England is chartered.1776 - The declaration of independence is accepted, and America’s links with
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Serves 2• sunflower or light olive oil, for frying• 1 onion, finely diced• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped, grated or crushed• 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into 5mm-thick slices• 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and cut
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• 1 litre of good veg stock• 100g green beans or sugar snaps, or a mixture of both (if using beans, top, tail and chop into thirds)• good handful of parsley, chopped• 1 lemon, cut into wedges• salt and pepper
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy-bottomed paella pan or large frying pan or flameproof casserole. Add the onion and fry gently on a low heat for 10 minutes, stirring now and then. Add the garlic and peppers to the onion and stir for 2 minutes. Add the rice, mushrooms, tomatoes, both types of paprika and saffron. Pour in three quarters of the stock and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Keep an eye on the liquid and top up with a little more stock or water as needed (you might not need it all). The paella shouldn’t be sloppy at the end so add liquid sparingly during the last 10 minutes. While the paella is cooking, boil the green beans for 3 minutes, then refresh them in a bowl of very cold water. If you are using sugar snaps, you can simply throw them in raw towards the end of cooking (see below). After 30 minutes of cooking, check the rice is tender and cook a little longer if needed. If there is any excess liquid, turn up the heat and stir to boil it off. Then cook very gently without stirring, to create a crust on the bottom (it’s not very easy to achieve without a proper paella pan, though). Stir in the beans and parsley. Turn off the heat and leave to stand for 2 minutes, then check the seasoning and serve with wedges of lemon.
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