Author: Walney Wildlife

15th March 2017 and a lovely Spring morning: skylarks singing, meadow pipits displaying and reed buntings on bushes everywhere. Heard my first chiffchaff of the year singing in bushes by the ‘car pool’. Thought I had spotted it but there was a goldcrest flitting about in the same area. Few toads still on the move […]

Emerging early has it’s risks, the path was littered with the remains of toads, some only opened up enough to extract the selected organs, but others, only the skin remained. Badgers probably have a good feed at night and then the Carrion crows continue during the day. Found our first dollop of Frog spawn in […]

In addition to the numbers on the top of the wall, a memorial plaque (No 1) has been laid on the ground, just inside the reserve, adjacent the new gate with the birds. see photos. Bob and Bri

A pair of long-tailed tits turned up at the feeders yesterday, we assume it’s the same pair seen every year at this time. Bob and Bri

I must admit that even after being warned of a major change, by Bob this morning, the first sighting of the gate did create bit of a "Victor Meldew" moment. Are they losing the plot, if this is still a nature reserve, wouldn’t the money be better spent on creating an environment to attract real […]

This week a set of large, plate metal numbers, 1 to 7, have been erected on top of the protection wall in front of the butts, on top of each number are small birds and animals, see photos. The numbers are facing the tip bur are hidden by tall grass and brambles, assume work is […]

The tree cutting continues, and the last couple of days they have been chipping up the cuttings and now the remains of the apple tree can be clearly seen, why they have cut this particular tree down is baffling. It is the only one to be cut in the immediate area and nothing else has […]

With this mild winter the animals are starting early, spotted a Great tit inspecting one of the boxes and then we found a Common toadlet on the move. Bob and Bri

At last. the days are starting to draw out and as the sun rose in the east a large moon set in the west, and due to the large ebb the channel was well uncovered, with lots of gulls looking for fresh pickings. A flock of 12 Cormorants flew over, heading from the shore, after […]