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Long tailed Tit with a ring

Over the last week there have bee a couple of Long Tailed tits visiting the feeders and yesterday a third one arrived and it was sporting a metal ring, unfortunately the photo is not clear enough to read any markings. When the feeders are first topped up, the trees come alive with a good selection […]

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Japanese Rose removal

Natural England have employed a contractor to remove Japanese Rose beds from the north of the Island This the third attempt to remove this rose, previous methods included hand digging out and chemical destruction. The video link below was taken today and shows the machine in action, it appears to be clearing the area extremely […]

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Porpoise and Swans

Hi, we were told about a dead porpoise washed up on the beach. We soon found it and believe the injuries on its body were inflicted after being washed up by foxes and or badgers looking for a meal. Bri has regularly been feeding the swan family with special swan and duck food for the […]

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Damaged Seat

Having placed the cows back in the new fenced area they soon found the seating area and used one of the seat support posts for a good lean, but unfortunately the post lost. Bri

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Highland Cow eating heather

At the weekend, the cattle were put back into the new enclosure and yesterday we came across one of the Highland cattle eating the heather. One of the reasons they are are there in the first place was to remove the course grass and promote heather growth (back to school for this one) Today we […]

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Sparrow Hawk

Hi, with all the inclement weather of late photo opportunities have been rare on the reserve However sat in my living room this afternoon I saw this Sparrow Hawk land on the back garden fence and as it settled there for about three minutes I grabbed my camera and through a closed window I managed […]