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Fairfield Wildlife Blog

News, observations and updates about what is happening with wildlife in the Nature Reserve and in the Orchard. For more recorded local observations, see the Fairfield Nature Reserve Project on iNaturalist.

Look out for the Fox

The group doing the snipe count on Monday also flushed a fox …

November 2024 Snipe Count

The survey team carried out the first snipe count of the season on Monday 2 November …

November 2024 Snipe Flush Count

Yesterday morning the first monthly Snipe flush count of the winter season was carried out …

Barn Owl Seen Hunting

A barn owl has been seen hunting over the reserve  at dusk most evenings of the last week …

The Wasp and the Fly

This is a solitary digger wasp, probably Genus Ectemnius. The hoverfly underneath it is its prey, which it has paralysed …

Pond Dipping

The North Lancashire Wildlife Group held a very successful pond dipping event in Flora Field at the end of August …

Water Scorpion

Water Scorpion found today in Flora Field ponds during pond-dipping session …

Good News for the Lapwing

A fully grown juvenile has been seen hanging out on the reserve so …