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

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

It is no good, I am going to have to talk about the weather, again! This wet grey weather not only dampens our spirits, wildlife also hides away as well. However, like us, it must get on with life and it is there, if you look hard enough. The last wildlife survey group met on… Read More