Blog: Reserves Team

Starlings at Lackford Lakes - Mike Andrews

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Male wall brown – Andrew Hickinbotham

Weekly wild news from our reserves - 6 May 2022

It was a week of rare and unusual wildlife, with a snorkelling stick insect, first record of a wall brown, soprano pipistrelle bats, nightingale melodies and luscious woodland flowers...

Chinese water deer tusk – Gavin Durrant

Weekly wild news from our reserves - 29 April 2022

This week our reserve teams spotted more marvellous spring wildlife, with reptiles and amphibians breeding and basking, skylarks singing and a first black tern. They also installed cattle gates,…

Cuckoo at Redgrave & Lopham Fen - Sharon Broadley

Weekly wild news from our reserves – 22 April 2022

This week our reserve teams recorded gorgeous signs of spring across the county, with a cuckoo and a cuckooflower, a grasshopper warbler and woodland wildflowers. They also discovered some amazing…

Marmalade jar found at Dingle Marshes – Jamie Smith

Weekly wild news from our reserves – 14 April 2022

This week spring wildlife abounds, with willow warbler melody, a caddis fly larva, scarlet elf cups and wild flowers including cuckoo flowers, cowslips, wood anemones, early purple orchids and…

Goldilocks buttercup - Ben Calvesbert

Weekly wild news from our reserves - 8 April 2022

This week our reserve teams have been busy with plover fencing and path improvements and our wonderful volunteers helped install new bike racks and collected a shocking amount of rubbish during a…

Snow at Knettishall Heath, Sam Norris, 31 March 22

Weekly wild news from our reserves, 1st April 2022

The last day of March saw a dusting of snow, and some of the first arrivals from Africa. Our reserve wardens and volunteers have captured some fascinating footage from our trail cams too.

Mating toads - Jamie Smith

Weekly wild news from our reserves - 18 March 2022

This week spring was certainly in the air with amorous amphibians, early butterflies and the arrival of the chiffchaff. Meanwhile our reserve teams launched a tern raft, restored a sand martin pit…

Red deer stags at Lound Lakes – Andrew Hickinbotham

Weekly wild news from our reserves - 11 March 2022

This week our reserve teams spotted exciting wildlife including red deer stags, an otter feasting, a yellowhammer rehearsing and yellow brain fungus. Meanwhile our wonderful volunteers and Green…

Oxlip at Bradfield Woods - Alex Lack

Weekly wild news from our reserves - 4 March 2022

This week our reserve teams installed a windpump to benefit waders, renovated a boardwalk, saw rare spring flowers emerging and a curious bittern. The recent storms and high tides also posed a few…