The latest news from our nature reserves; this week, a white-tailed eagle, flowering fritillaries, firebugs, mating toads and lots more spring wildlife.

Catch up on the latest news from across our nature reserves, this week spring is in full swing with birds, butterflies and wildflowers flourishing.

The first of our birds have now returned from Africa and are now singing around the lakes. The first butterflies are flying on a nice day. The leaves are beginning to come out and other insects…

This week has seen a flurry of spring bird activity, more wild flowers, reptiles emerging and a delightful group of hares.

This week our reserves are bursting into life with birdsong, wildflowers, caterpillars and blossom whilst essential habitat and livestock management continues.

It's been a busy month for wardens on the north east reserves, without the usual helping hands of volunteers. Its been just as busy for exciting bird sightings, with inspiring stories of…

This week our wardens spotted a raft of common scoter, blackthorn blossom, barren strawberry and long tailed tits.

Spring is in the air! We've seen and heard some wonderful signs of the new season, and also spotted some more exciting mammal tracks on our reserves.

Find out what's been happening across our coastal nature reserves with Warden Dan Doughty's blog.

This week the Reserve Wardens have been busy hedge laying and reed cutting, creating new wetland scrapes, and admiring fabulous fungi and badger footprints.