It is turning cold but the sun has been shining on Arne for most of November. This has brought out lots of visitors and with them lots of interesting bird sightings. The 27 th October was a particularly exciting day for seeing things when two cranes...

It's getting quite soggy all over the UK at the moment so what better time to pull on your wellies and head down to some water logged meadows and bogs?! This saturday it is the 2nd Heathland Bash of the year. Last month nearly 30 people turned...

There are only a few days to go and the reserve is alive with activity as we get ready for the 3rd annual 'Arne Forage Festival'. ‘The Arne Forage festival’ is part of Purbeck food week and will be celebrating the outdoors, local...

There are still more waders and geese arriving in the harbour and on Saturday morning the tide was just right and visitors were treated to great views of at least 200 avocets feeding in the shallow waters of the Middlebere Channel. The rising tide had...

Now Autumn is upon us it is the the time that two of the reserves biggest spectacles are in full swing. The huge influx of waders and other water birds to the harbour is well under way and the Sika deer rut is certainly hotting up! The Sika deer rut is...