A wildlife-rich mosaic of habitats with free parking and a Visitor Centre just off the A1
The fields are staying flooded on the Meadow Trail, down from the visitor centre. The black headed gull was the 1st bird to make the most of this. As an opportunistic bird, it will feed on invertebrates brought to the surface with the rising water table. Walking that way today, there were also Canada geese… Read More
The weather is staying mild and many of our winter ducks are still up in the Baltic. This was demonstrated when we did the monthly Wetland Bird Survey(WeBS) yesterday. Another wet one and I discovered one of my boots was not waterproof! However, it was very good to be out and about. The duck numbers… Read More
I like Teal. So, it was good to see that 402 Teal were counted on our Wetland Bid Survey (WeBS-a British Trust for Ornithology run survey) on Sunday. Generally, the ducks seem to be slow at arriving at Paxton Pits this Autumn. The winds have been blowing the wrong way and the weather has not… Read More
The first winter Thrushes have arrived. Paxton Pits Nature Reserve exists because of the sand and gravel being quarried here for many decades. Aggregate Industries have been working to the north and are now about to start the next phase in the privately owned arable fields, which, when they have finished, will become a reed… Read More
Trevor’s Work Party Report Unfortunately the Summer Sunday work parties on 19th April, 14th June and 5th July were cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the suspension of volunteer activity on the Reserve. However, the 2020/21 season of work parties commenced as scheduled on 10th September and the following work has been undertaken this… Read More
