Together with all the partners in the Avalon Marshes we are holding our annual Avalon Marshes Open Day on Sunday 26th May from 10am til 4pm to celebrate what we all do for nature in this inspiring mosaic of reedbeds, open water, woodland & meadow...

When I heard Chris Evans in Radio Two this morning up in Lincolnshire at the start of the 70th Anniversary Dam Busters Commemoration Day I wondered if the Lancaster Bomber that was heading from there to Biggin Hill may pass over the reserve on its way...

It has been a strange spring so far, dry with cold easterly winds early in April, strong westerly winds last week and heavy rain over the last few days. With such changeable weather It suprises me how our breeding lapwing manage to cope. Driving along...

Things are still reasonably quiet with the grebes. My daily watches are giving mixed results and the number of Slavonian grebes seen on the loch seems to change from day to day. This may be because they are still moving around between lochs before deciding...

After a few weeks of boat problems, yesterday saw us back out on the water in earnest making the best of the gorgeous weather. Joining me on our sojourn was former Warden Chris Cockburn, Local Area Manager Tim Callaway and our new Langstone Harbour people...