Step outdoors at the moment and you may find yourself in a real-life fairytale... Image: banded demoiselle by Steve Dobromylski - look out for these along the riverside path north of Drayton Lagoon Yesterday's guided walk was filled with...

Here's a photo to melt even the hardest heart! Image: avocet chicks by Steve Dobromylski These little chaps are avocet chicks, recently hatched on the islands on Moore Lake. You can watch them and their parents from the hide as they paddle...

The arrival of warm weather brings many birds to Fen Drayton Lakes to spend the summer here. A particular favourite of mine, the swifts , are now here! You can enjoy watching them at the moment swooping and twisting over the lakes eating insects. You...

...spring is truly here! Along with the sunshine and warmth, here are some of the wildlife highlights you might encounter at the moment. Skylarks are singing their hearts out as you approach the reserve, above the fields just to either side of the...

Last week's flooding has thankfully receded, leaving the car park and most paths clear if a little muddy. For some sections you do still need wellies to get by, notably the stretch between the Busway and Coucher Hide, the south-west corner of Drayton...