Thanks to Tim Ollier for the first confirmed redstart sighting of the year with photographic evidence! This was taken down in Clough meadow on Wednesday. These migrants spend the winter in central Africa and this photo is of a male. Female redstarts aren't...

There have been lots of new arrivals recently at Coombes Valley, from the first swallow of the year seen zipping over the visitor centre at the weekend, to the yellow lesser celandine flowers bringing a welcome splash of colour to the woodland. Three...

Many thanks to Emma, our new volunteer blogger, for this account of her first visit to the reserve. We look forward to reading her blogs in the up-coming weeks and months. As a new volunteer at Coombes Valley, I took my first walk around the reserve...

The Easter holidays are approaching, so why not come and explore beautiful Coombes Valley with the little ones? We're running three wildlife arts and craft sessions called 'fairies, goblins, flowers and grubs'. Try pond dipping and bug...

The first chiffchaff of the year was heard by the site manager on Monday. Their song is quite easy to spot, listen for "chiff chaff, chiff chaff, chiff chaff!" These migrants will be here until September when most head into France and then to...