I did a trail inspection today and cleared some over-hanging branches. The reserve was cold, wet and windy and only a flock of six bullfinches caused me to raise my binoculars. However, trugging back to the car with my head down against the wind I suddenly...

Another busy day of volunteering on the reserve. The morning started with clearing the car park of leaves and unblocking various drains and culverts along the trail. The afternoon was spent coppicing an area above the public footbridge. This is an area...

A day spent supervising some tree surgeons saw me standing around the visitor trail more than usual. Over the course of the day I saw dipper, grey wagtail, bullfinch and green woodpecker. However, the highlight had to of been a female goosander which...

A really smashing day. The weather was great and we had a good turn out. The day started well with a red kite and two bullfinches as we got out of the car at the top end of the Trusssler trail. We then set to work putting in a new bench dedicated to the...

I cannot believe it! Everytime I visit the reserve it seems to rain! Today I checked the reserves nature trails before having a meeting on site. The reserve looked great, which more than made up for my soaking. The afternoon was spent felling a couple...