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May flower, cuckooflower, lady's smock or Cardamine pratensis , whatever name you choose this is a wild flower for damp areas. This photo is from the bog garden part of our Wildlife Garden but there are also a few plants scattered over the reserve, and they should spread. It is now in full...

Phew! I'm still catching my breath after a busy half term week. I lost count at how many times I said the word 'welly' through the week, though I'm sure it went into the millions by Saturday :D Visitor numbers were pretty good throughout the week, more especially so at the start of...

It may be snowing but the signs if spring are here. In the Wildlife Garden the first of the spring flowers are coming. Snowdrops , Cyclamen coum , and hellebores - Helleborus hybridus . With last winter being so dry, and the rest of the year so very wet I am pleased to see any flowers...

Fog and frost all day but it has not stopped us working, and the reserve has been open. The Starlings seemed reluctant to leave for their feeding grounds this morning and settled in the bushes near the workshop, well seen from the car park. The frost made everything sparkle as can be seen from the...

We did it! Not only did we get to the final of the National Lottery Good Causes Awards: Education category, we won the top prize! Well done to all the other fantastic projects nominated for this award. We are proud to share the finalists stage with Plugged In Magazine and Jubilee Time After Time ...

The theme for the season is 'Time for Bed . Today we have started to work on the Wildlife Garden where some areas need attention to prepare for the winter sleep. We aim to do the minimum at this time of year to let wildlife have places to shelter over winter but some plants have outgrown their space...

The finches are feeding on the rose hips in the Wildlife Garden and are easy to see by the Visitor Centre. In the October Predictions blog Adam said the winter thrushes would be on their way. As we were busy repairing a fence yesterday he saw them fly past (then alerted by a call he pointed out a...

Yesterday, as the reserve was being opened up, the Wildlife Garden was full of activity as Greenfinches were feasting on the hips of Rosa glauca . This rose is a species rose which has small, single flowers sadly without scent but they provide lots of food for bees early in summer. Just now they...

The sun has shone today letting me enjoy those little odd jobs that need to be done in the Wildlife Garden and on the reserve. The Autumn Sun in the garden really attracts the butterflies as can be seen from the Rudbeckia 'Herbstsonne' which I think translates as autumn sun. A tall plant for...