This week our wardens saw invertebrates galore; including a royal midget moth, hornets’ nest, wasps’ nest, lesser stag beetle, a clouded yellow and several wall brown butterflies. Meanwhile, work…

This week our wardens have been busy building new viewpoints at Carlton Marshes, erecting a new barn owl box at Trimley Marshes, saltmarsh monitoring, releasing azolla weevils and checking for…

We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with more than one in ten species in England on the brink of extinction and the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in…

Catch up on this week’s reserve wardens’ blog. Autumn has arrived, with wildlife highlights including a goat scented caterpillar, fen raft spider hatchlings, a kingfisher, a smooth newt and a very…

The drought this summer, has meant that some aspects of this coming autumn could be a little different so hence the title ‘Autumn mystery at Lackford Lakes’. Many plants over the summer died back…

The latest news from our reserve wardens. This week the drought conditions have caused worrying impacts across our reserves, followed by a sigh of relief when some rain finally fell! Wildlife…

Catch up on the latest news from our reserve wardens. This week’s wildlife highlights included the UK's rarest wasp, a forest bug, a water scorpion, a willow emerald damselfly and a well-…

The latest news from our reserve wardens. This week's wildlife sightings included a whinchat, a marsh harrier on the move, a lattice heath moth and some gorgeous bees and wasps. The wardens…

This week fen raft spider surveys showed encouraging results, and the season for topping and hay spreading has begun, preparing our reserves for winter birds and spring flowers. Wildlife…

Catch up on the latest news from our reserve wardens. This week's wildlife highlights included a rare dragonfly, wasp spiders, fen raft spiders and a lizard seeking respite from the…