A wildlife-rich mosaic of habitats with free parking and a Visitor Centre just off the A1
A Brief Social and Cultural History I first knew of this spectacular bird from my long past birdwatching days in Yorkshire where it was, all those years ago, mainly a summer visitor, leaving us at the onset of colder weather in late autumn. Many of these northern breeders may end up at places like Grafham… Read More
Friends volunteer, popular guide and bird expert Trevor Gunton introduces the first in a series of informative articles written during lockdown and shared originally with our volunteers. Image: Sunny, CC BY 2.0 There be Pelicans breeding at Paxton Pits! Yes, its true, Cormorants are members of the Pelican family, Latin name Phalacrocorax. Two sub-species breed… Read More
Image by hedera.baltica, CC BY-SA 2.0 Invasion! Unknown in the UK before 1955, the Collared Dove has rapidly become one of our most familiar birds. Its spectacular spread seems hardly credible in that it has expanded its breeding range from the Balkans to the North Sea islands, such as the UK in just 20 short… Read More
