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October flush count

Our first foray of the winter through the marshes this morning raised a total of 7 snipe: one … Read More

Deer, birds and flowers

Three sightings of roe deer today, two very definite ones of a single deer running through Lower Sowerholme … Read More

Hares and flowers

Two sightings of brown hares this morning in the Grammar School fields. They were some distance apart so … Read More

More flowers

I am noticing more flowers virtually every day. Sorry to be a bore but just for the record: … Read More

Lots of new flowers

Lots of new flowers observed today in the Reserve Euphorbia on Pads footpath Rosebay Willowherb on the Pads … Read More

Some more flowers

Here are some more flowers observed today Honeysuckle (Hay meadow / Upper Sowerholme boundary) Water Cress in same … Read More

Hares and flowers

Three quite separate hares seen this afternoon in the Lower Sowerholme field. More wildflowers to report. My phone … Read More

Extra flush count

Jon was keen on extending the winter flush counts for a further month – and it was a … Read More