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Water rails???

Two rather different birds around the outlet to Alder Pond yesterday. A passer by thought they were water … Read More

Flowers and other wildlife

A fresh range of flowers to report: Plenty of rosebay willowherb about and also the rather less common … Read More

Thrush and flowers

Very good sighting of a song thrush perched on one of the Orchard apple trees this morning. Also … Read More

Bird sightings by Richard

Drip’s last post mentioned that a group of FOG members went round the reserve with Richard Storton from … Read More

More wildflowers

Several us went on a very interesting tour of the Nature Reserve today with Richard Storton, our advisor … Read More

Reed bunting

A sighting by Ruth who was another person tempted to walk around the reserve on Saturday evening by … Read More

In Big Meadow

Found some Self Heal in the Big Meadow yesterday. Picture on the wildflower collection shortly. There is also … Read More

More March hares

An email from Graham yesterday reports that he saw 2 brown hares in the corner of the Hay … Read More

March Hare

We spotted a very brown hare this morning in the ex-Gleeson’s Field of Flora. It crossed the Lucy … Read More