The reserve looks a lot different now then when I last posted a blog , as the winter weather finally arrived in force. We had over 6 inches of snow at the weekend and there is still a lot of laying snow that has frozen, making the paths very icy and slippery...

Did you take part in the RSPB's BIg Garden Birdwatch ove the weekend? Did you record the numbers of birds you would normally expect to see? This is a section of the press release that the RSPB issued,in response to the many people asking us where...

I took a walk around the reserve yesterday and it was hard to think we are still in January. Great tits, robins, goldcrests and even a mistle thrush were singing, the snowdrops are coming up and it felt just too mild for a winters day. I noticed that...

Our team of volunteers can put there hand to pretty well anything and when we were asked if we could spruce up one of the old woodpecker donation tins, we had just the man in mind. Peter Maxwell is a very good artist and he painted up 'woody'...

We have seen some stunning sunsets over the last week or two. I took these pictures from the drive opposite the shop last night.We should have a few more nights of these amazing skies, as the weather is staying cold and mainly bright, so bring your camera...