What a difference this year from last year. We have been able to meet up for the 2nd Breeding Bird survey of the year.  The morning did not disappoint. The air was full of bird song. You could hear the cuckoo from the Visitor Centre garden, and you could watch long tailed tits and greenfinch… Read More

An early walk often pays dividend.  The bird song is often at its best, and this time of year is full of anticipation of the newly arrived migrants you might hear. Indeed, our first Paxton Pits breeding bird survey on 4th April did just that and showed up several of these migrants, willow warbler, garden… Read More

We are all in a time of change and that includes our wildlife. March is a time that as the weather warms, it makes them restless and encourages them to breed or move on. A windy walk around the Paxton Pits lakes in the recent days to count the duck for the final time this… Read More

The floods remain a topic of conversation around here. The road into St Neots from Little Paxton opened for a few days, only to shut again and this is where we are at present. Like, the human population, wildlife adjusts and makes the most of it. There is a feeling spring is around the corner… Read More

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