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Late nesting

See the attached photo of two fairly young swallows, the parents are working hard to build them up and i think the first brood are also helping, but time is running out, as soon as they are able to fly, the family will be on the move south. The butterflies are making one last appearance, […]

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Heather

Now is the time to see the heather in full bloom, it has been a really good year and on a calm day the scent is very aromatic. Today a young Robin arrived to sit on the carved owl and on the way back here was a well worn Wall butterfly. Bob and Bri

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Tree felling

As reported earlier in the year, a company was employed to remove trees from the reserve and also from the area just before the tip, we were informed by the contractor, it was to encourage restoration of the heather and improve the habitat. We have just took a few photos of the area and two […]

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Young Wren

Very unusual to be able to watch wrens out in the open but this morning two young Wrens and a young Dunnock were interacting on Goeff’s seat, it just brightened up the whole day. Bob and Bri

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Last flush of Butterflies

It has been extraordinary year for the Ragwort, a blanket covers the reserve, it is not very good for the grazing stock or for the airfield next door, but it certainly proving popular with the butterflies, see photo. This morning we disturbed a Woodpecker searching for food in the bench seat,it may not last much […]