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Conwy Wildlife Explorers have been raising money to help the RSPB's Rockhopper penguin appeal. Rockhopper penguins live mainly in the south Atlantic Ocean and their numbers have been dropping - less than one tenth of what it was in the 1950s. The reason for this isn't clear and so the RSPB want...

Promoting the reserve comes in all guises and back in the winter time Sam Shippey and I were interviewed for a documentary film on the Urban fringe to go with the new solo album from Karl Hyde of the band Underworld.... It is now complete and will be aired at various film and music festivals during...

John McKillop, a residential volunteer who is doing lots of great work for us here at Saltholme, has kindly written this blog all about lambing. We only have one lamb left to go now, and John has made sure you're completely filled in on all things small and wooly! So, over to John... Well, here...

Another great week has passed us by and on Blacktoft's front line the bombardment of songs and calls shows no sign of letting up. Our returning warblers have really made the reedbed and trailside scrub come alive over the last 7 days. The little fellows featured in 'Mystery Sound F' have...

Rainham Marshes is an ideal place to experience a spring Dawn Chorus . We start pre-dawn at 4am as the first Robins, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes and Wrens arise with Reed and Sedge Warbler chundering and chattering behind us and asthmatic Lapwings and trembling Redshanks display over the marsh and the...

Hello everyone, Spring has finally arrived. The first swallows are swooping through Wigtown and the male osprey EP, is spending every morning at the nest, searching the skies and tidying, hoping a female osprey will take an interest. This weekend is the Wigtown Book Weekend - visit this website...

Join us this Sunday for a guided walk around the reserve looking for water voles and waders. We will be visiting some likely water vole areas, hoping to see them or their obvious signs. We will also be watching for waders and brushing up on wader identification skills. The walk starts at 11am from...

There's 3 more exciting events at Newport Wetlands this weekend so come out and enjoy this sunny weather! It's the Wildlife Explorers Club monthly meet up on Saturday 4th May at 10am - this month they are going out fossil hunting on the reserve! It's £2.00 for RSPB members and £3...

My alarm goes off at 4am. I desperately want to turn it off. Then suddenly I remember why it's set so early. I can already hear the twitter and chatter of birds waking up outside and I start to get excited. This morning I'm getting up and getting out to listen to one of the most amazing sounds...