Great White Egret image by Carol Leather

Sightings are recorded and compiled by the Friends of Paxton Pits and published in Ann’s regular blog. The HDC Rangers also keep the Facebook page updated with the latest things they’ve spotted.

We now upload our invertebrate and plant survey data to the national iRecord database. If you already have an iRecord account, click on the logo above to explore our data. If not, then you can create a free iRecord account here: iRecord

Your sightings are important to us!

Whether the sightings are birds, mammals, insects, spiders, fungi or unusual plant life – we would really like to hear from you. Please help us to keep our records up to date by reporting what you see to us at friends@paxton-pits.org.uk and, for birds, sightings@paxton-pits.org.uk. You can also add your sightings to the new logbook in the Visitor Centre. Records of common species are just as important as those for rarities. 

  • Dragonfly news – two new species at Paxton Pits
    by Ian C
    Paxton Pits is a British Dragonfly Society Hotspot, in recognition of the wide range of habitats supporting over 25 species of dragonflies and damselflies. Recently, two new species have been confirmed as present on the reserve. The superb photograph above, taken by Ann Miles, is the first definitive evidence of a southern migrant hawker at… Read More
  • Ann’s Blog 9.7.26
    by Ann T
    Last year, when I wrote July’s blog, the gauge was saying 29.8 degrees centigrade, and I thought that was hot. Today it is 33 degrees and the hottest day at Wimbledon. There seems to be no let-up in this dry hot weather. Insects are up early, making the most of any plants giving their nectar… Read More
  • Ann’s Blog 26.5.26
    by Ann T
    What I like about our wildlife on the reserve, there is always something new or unexpected to see. Our walk, the other day, took us to the new hide overlooking Dodder Fen near the River viewpoint. Not that far from us, we saw 2 very different deer, muntjac and roe. Muntjac has been common here… Read More
  • Ann’s Blog 5.5.26
    by Ann T
    The sun is trying to shine as I write this, after a few grey days. I really must remember we are only in spring. However, the ground is warming and the insects are rising. Our variable, azure and common damselflies are all out on the wing. Discussions of which are what are in full swing!… Read More
  • Ann’s Blog 22.3.26
    by Ann T
     “In like a lion and out like a lamb”, an old proverb about the weather in March suggesting it is unpredictable. It is always that decision as to what to wear and how many layers to put on! This morning was no different for a pleasant walk with a jacket, fingerless gloves and a snood,… Read More

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Ranger Jim’s blog – where sightings from the Reserve used to be gathered – is no longer updated since Jim retired, but you can read the archive here.