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After a weekend of sun and with even a little warmth in the air , a few things 'spring like' finally appeared in the area. On a walk around the Cambridgeshire countryside yesterday, I heard 5 chiffchaffs proclaiming their late arrival and a sulphur yellow brimstone butterfly flitted across the...

Visitors come from many parts of the UK to see The Lodge, but not normally for a day visit from Scotland! Yesterday, RSPB members Violet and Nicky caught the plane from Edingburgh to Luton, hired a car to drive to Sandy and spent the day enjoying the reserve- and the lovely sunshine- for Violet's...

Despite the weather not being kind to us so far this season, the wildlife is carrying on with summer regardless! Our nesting spotted flycatchers have young chicks and are seen regularly near the Gatehouse bringing in tasty insects for the young birds. The insects have also decided it is summer! The...

The lavender that runs along the path leading up to the shop is really drawing in some insect life. At least eight species of bees have been seen, white, buff and red tailed, common carder, early, garden and heath bumble bees and finally on the window plants a tree bee! A hummingbird hawk-moth skimmmed...

The lovely Spring sunshine has bought the butterflies out; brimstone, painted lady and peacocks are on the wing now. Around the reserve, willow warblers, blackcaps and chiff chaff's can all be heard singing. A red kite flew over yesterday and the crossbill flock was sitting up in the trees...

It might be autumn, but you wouldn't really know it. After cool, cloudy starts, we've had some beautiful, warm, clear afternoons this week. Lots of visitors have come to enjoy a stroll around The Lodge, and there's been lots to see... There are three brand-new moorhen chicks on the old swimming...

Wednesday saw a true wildlife spectacle. If you looked up into the skies over the quarry, you'd have seen 250 black-headed gulls circling around. The birds were chasing after swarms of flying ants. Black-headed gulls really seem to enjoy them, but so do swifts and hobbies. What's remarkable...

Well, what with the weather, The Lodge is starting to take on something of an autumnal feel. The breeding season is over for nearly all birds, and robins are starting to sing again - reminiscent of damp autumn mornings for me... On Tuesday, a grand total of 37 mistle thrushes was counted in a field...

Hello. It's been good insect-watching weather this week, inbetween the showers. The buddleia bushes at the front of the old house have been attracting plenty of bees, hoverflies and butterflies, including several magnificent painted ladies. And at the old swimming pool - once the largest...