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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
This week our reserve teams have been busy preparing for the summer season; coppicing, fencing, creating paths, viewpoints and habitat piles. They were rewarded with more wonderful wildlife…
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…
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…
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…
Storms Eunice and Franklin took centre stage this week, with all hands on deck helping with site checks and tree safety work. The reserve teams also witnessed more exciting bird life, created a…
This week our reserve teams saw a raft of coots, a glossy ibis, a bobbing jack snipe; also the strong winds toppled a tree and our volunteers maintained essential heather bee habitat.