A wildlife-rich mosaic of habitats with free parking and a Visitor Centre just off the A1
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
“In like a lion and out like a lamb”, an old proverb about the weather in March suggesting it is unpredictable. It is always that decision as to what to wear and how many layers to put on! This morning was no different for a pleasant walk with a jacket, fingerless gloves and a snood,… Read More
Oh, joy of joys the sun showed itself last weekend. Walking the Meadow Trail on the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) on Sunday, the birds were agreeing with this with their cheery songs, particularly the musical songs of the thrushes and robins. I heard my first blackcap the other day as well. The Bullace tree, on… 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
