While fellow volunteer Emma and I were walking around the reserve on Saturday we came across a beautiful fungus (see photo). Martin, our Area Manager and leading fungi expert, has just told me that it is a Violet Webcap (Cortinarius violaceus) that is...

Big thank you to everyone from Responsible Travel and the AONB Unit who came to Broadwater today to help us remove old rabbit fencing in order to clear the way for this autumn's heathland restoration work. Much laughter and lots of fun along with...

We've added some extra pointers for visitors. Broadwater Warren is a large, sprawling reserve with a river valley that snakes around several bends. Sometimes it's difficult to know where you are, or even which direction you're heading. Various...

There was a little bit of drama at Broadwater Warren today. Our RSPB volunteers' bonfire flared up late in the day and spread quickly across an area of dry grasses. The Fire Services (East Sussex and Kent) were on the scene very quickly to help. The...

Today my wife Linda and I assisted our reserve volunteer Dormouse Monitor, Adrian Podmore, to check the 200 Dormouse Nestboxes that we have put out throughout the reserve. We were delighted to find Dormice in 7 of the boxes and Dormouse nests in a few...