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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.

Tawny Owl

  These photos of a tawny owl were taken on the north side of Pony Wood by Dan … Read More

Wildflowers

At the end of April we planted 70 wild flower plugs in the wet part of the Hay … Read More

Flower matters

Last week I promised a photo of the cowslip growing in the Hay meadow. Of course when we … Read More

Brown hare

Hare sighting reported in the vicinity of the bee hives in Flora Field on Sunday,

Birds

A song thrush in the Big Meadow today and up above a single soaring swift.  A pair of … Read More

Mistle thrushes

A pair of mistle thrushes active in Big Meadow yesterday afternoon.    

Partridge

A pair of grey partridge were in the arable field today. Up to 6 linnets around too.

Goldfinch

  We spotted this goldfinch singing on Wednesday afternoon just west of the Orchard on the field boundary.