A soggy flush count
The first flush count of 2014 took place in driving rain and buffeting wind. Not surprisingly the marshes … 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.
Snipe in School Pond
Out with the binoculars yesterday and spotted a total of four snipe visible in the reeds on the … Read More
Little Egret
Turning the corner of the Pads path at the south end of Fauna around 12pm today, Paul and … Read More
Kestrel and teal
Kestrel hovering over the Big Meadow bog and 10 teal on the School Pond this afternoon.
Off for a tasty snack?
Earlier this evening there was a tawny owl calling from the top of the (virtually) dead oak tree … Read More
December Winter Flush Count
Graham, Paul and I went for our monthly winter wander through the fields and marshes of Fauna this … Read More
Cattle in Flora
Walkers down the Pads footpath will have noticed the cattle in the ex-Gleesons Field following our opening of … Read More
Hedgehog
Hedgehog seen shuffling down Big Meadow parallel to the Pads footpath on the afternoon of 22nd November
Heron in Cromwell’s Pond
A heron was one of the first birds to take advantage of the new Fauna reserve. Almost as … Read More