There might not be enough sun for our solar panels to kick in and charge the batteries, but it was certainly enough to pull me out of the office at lunchtime. I really enjoyed taking the opportunity to see the reserve in winter, some of it looks so different...

After a peaceful (if wet) summer at Highnam there has been a little flurry of activity in the last couple of weeks. The dams that I have been eager to get installed in one of the coppice plots have finally been completed, and are holding water back nicely...

With all the rain and some strong winds we have had over the last few days I took an opportunity to walk the main trails at Nagshead this morning. I was greeted with a real feeling that autumn is in the air (as if the weather hadn't told me). The...

We regularly get a post breeding Kingfisher v isiting the ponds at Lower Hide from mid-July through to autumn. Undoubtedly it just takes a short D tour from the Cannop Brook across the road around 100 metres away. This year I was looking forward to bumping...

All of our migrant breeding birds have now returned to Nagshead . Spotted Flycatchers arrived in early May and finally the first Nightjar was heard 'churring' on May 14th. We currently have three male Nightjars on the reserve, hearing their eerie...