Anticipation is the name of the game at this time of year. When will we hear or perhaps even see our beloved nightingale and will the cuckoo arrive from Africa? The insects are now emerging in numbers.  Always exciting to see the first non-wintering butterfly emerging from their pupa. The weather has been mixed in… Read More

Is it me or is everything early this year? We had snowdrops in the garden flowering before Christmas, bumblebees on my winter honeysuckle and one of our volunteers saw a strongly flying peacock butterfly this morning. When I poked my nose outside before WeBS (the water bird survey) yesterday birds were in full song. The… Read More

Season’s Greetings to you all, On an unseasonally warm, but somewhat grey morning, yesterday, Mike and I went out to finish off the Wetland Bird Count (WeBS). There had been a shortage of volunteers to cover all the reserve on the traditional day, Sunday. Walking up the Heronry Trail, we found ourselves serenaded by the… Read More

As many of you know, The Friends of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. We want to share this. We have an Open Day on 6th July with displays, self-guided walks, children’s treasure hunts and much more, so please come along. Most importantly the wildlife is sharing this with us… Read More