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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 […]

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Wind Turbines

The last turbines to be installed have not been turning for a couple of weeks now, problems and/or maintenance?: but this morning was more intriguing, there was only one remaining, see photo. The cygnets are doing very well, still six out of eight, see photo. The Cinnabar caterpillars are out in force trying their best […]

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Moths

Those hairy caterpillars belonging to the Garden Tiger and Drinker have now transformed into moths, see the attached photos also attached are a few other interesting types. Bob and Bri​​

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Butterflies

This year has been exceptionally poor for butterflies, only now are we starting to see a few, even the Meadow Brown are in the low tens, normally in the two fields they would be in the hundreds. The Gatekeeper as Jenny mentioned, has quickly built up and is now in the hundreds, but others are […]

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12th July

12th July 2017 A beautiful day for a walk around the reserve with lovely views across the long pool to the Lakeland fells. The swan family seems to be doing well with 6 cygnets still. There was a common sandpiper on the little island as I went past, still there a couple of hours later. […]

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Determined Rats

We thought by cutting back the branches around the feeding table it would stop the rats gaining access to it and this morning we were proved wrong. One jumped across, from the remains of the branch to the table, then when getting back again, jump from the table to the branch. As the photos show […]

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Young Birds

Now is the time to see the young birds and if lucky to catch them being fed, photos of:- Blackbird and young, Young Blue Tit, Young Swallow waiting to be fed, Young Sand Martin being fed. Bob and Bri

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Natterjack Toadlets

At last a few have been found around one of the new ponds, same as last year, but are very difficult to spot when covered in sand, see the attached. Bri