How many cows can you fit in a pond?
This appeared to be the game the Wild Park cattle were playing in Cromwell’s Pond (Hay Meadow) yesterday! … Read More
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.
Grey Partridge
Report by Mike B Spotted a group (covey?) of Grey Partridge foraging in the stubble of the arable … Read More
Swallows
Yesterday afternoon we spotted about 40 swallows assembling around the hawthorn tree on the long pads path.
Cutting the Hay Meadow
The hay meadow was cut on Sunday and the process attracted lesser black-backed gulls and a handful … Read More
Hare in Big Meadow
We spotted a hare in Big Meadow this evening – in the long grass quite near to the … Read More
Mystery bird
Can anyone identify the bird who has been cheekily walking along the plinth outside our house!?
More butterflies
Lots of whites flying in the wetter areas of the meadows today, and this Green Veined White was … Read More
Dragonflies
Dragonfly paradise in the reserve today with at least three species around Alder Pond, where we watched one … Read More
Wildflowers and (reported) owl sightings
Whilst preparing for the Ragwort Working Party yesterday morning a woman passing by told us that she had … Read More
Wildflower plot
The wild flower plot behind the Fauna Stones has been only a modest success. Goodness knows why the … Read More