A wildlife-rich mosaic of habitats with free parking and a Visitor Centre just off the A1
It is difficult to imagine that Huntingdonshire was covered in extensive forests during Saxon times. The area was declared a royal forest by King Henry II in 1154. Since then, it has been gradually deforested, and Huntingdonshire now has one of the lowest coverage of trees in the country. The Paxton Pits nature reserve may not… Read More
On another grey day, a song thrush singing from the top of a tree cheered me up as I walked down to the Visitor Centre for the work party today. The water boiler in the kitchen had decided it didn’t like the weather either and had stopped working, so I was also carrying a kettle,… Read More
Season’s greetings to you all, Another year almost gone and more importantly next year is the 30th anniversary of the Friends of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve. Do you have memories of the reserve you would like to share, as we would love to hear about them? Please send them to me. We are looking at… Read More
Do you know what is a jelly that makes smart decisions? I’ll tell you later. First an update of what our volunteers have been doing. A sunny clear day is always a good day to be out. The Sunday Work Party morning was just that. We were working along the path down the side of… Read More
Hi All, The reserve continues to look lush, even though the weather has been a lot drier. I have been walking around with a pair of secateurs, as the briars on the blackberries seem to grow 6 inches in a day! The blackberries are tasty as well! I reckon I picked my earliest ever blackberry… Read More
