Anything that has been spotted on the nature reserve
Since the last blog we have found many more Bee Orchids, and other people have also found some in different areas, it appears to be a very good year for Bee Orchids. We came across an Oystercatcher on the path alongside the long pond, after two or three attempts at poking it’s long beak in […]
It’s that time of year and the Bee Orchids are in bloom, but with this wind and rain they won’t last long. Attached are two Google maps identifying two areas, one on top of the old Vickers tip where there are a few tall examples, easy to find and the other is also easy to […]
In this weeks national Saturday Mail was a double page spread regarding escape getaways and No 5 was North Walney Nature Reserve in full bloom. Is there another reserve with the same name because i don’t recognize the description in the paper. Having cattle grazing all year, certainly removes all the rank grass etc but […]
At the end of April we had a few Holly Blue butterflies passing through the garden, not seen any for a few days but there will be another hatch later in the year. On most days, at the end of the long pond, on one of the fence posts sits a Woodpigeon, it’s probably has […]
With all the daily update of bad news, it’s refreshing to see life elswhere still goes on as normal, New lambs, new calf, and a new Mallard family. Lynne and Bri
Lynne and myself now do an early morning walk as far as the reserve and this morning the long pond was very popular, with at least three pairs of Canadas, one pair already nesting, three Herons, one lonely Swan, a pair of Oystercatchers plus a female Tufted on one island, and close by in the […]
Attached are a few photos Bob took on his exercise walk last Wednesday, it shows two Toads laying a string, normally they would have finished and disappeared before daylight and for Walney, it’s very early in the season, last year was also early but the laying was followed by a very dry spell and none […]
Now spending more time in the garden and a few days ago noticed a couple of Woodpigeon in one of the bushes and today they started building a nest. A few years ago woodpigeon would never visit a garden but today they can be seen everywhere. Have attached a few photos. Bri
In the last blogs we have commented on the lack of ducks on the ponds, but over the last week a pair of Goldeneye have been seen on one of the small pond and the long pond, they are very shy and easily spooked, see attached photo. Also on the long pond a pair of […]
We have seen Skylarks for the first time this year and today one was sat on a fence post have a good twitter, without even having an account. After some trees were cut down in Feb 2017, smaller pieces were mulched and the larger sections laid on top and now there are some very nice […]