My plan for the next weekly work party was to continue the willow coppicing next to the Mere, but the cold weather may prevent us from doing it this week. We don't mind working in the cold, but we can only get to this particular location by wading...

While searching for something else this morning, I happened on some superb photos on the Cambridgeshire Bird Club website that were taken at Fowlmere yesterday, of a kingfisher and a grey partridge. The kingfisher looks as if it is perched on one of the...

I've decided to write a blog post weekly during the habitat management season to warn visitors that they are likely to see volunteers rather than birds in some parts of the reserve if they come on the days we are working. This would normally be a...

The weather forecast was correct – clear and sunny with a touch of early frost. What a good day to do a count of birds around the reserve! The foundation of the list below was one visitor’s tally of 43 species, supplemented by additional observations...

This is basically a friendly word of warning to those people who don't know the reserve very well - please wear appropriate footwear when you visit during the current wet weather. Thankfully the public paths are not flooded, unlike some other sites...