With all the fun of the Spring Fair now over, my binoculars are back in hand and I've even managed a couple of walks out on the reserve this week. Summer really began yesterday and the reserve looked glorious with trees and flowers in full bloom and...

The Lodge Spring Fair is being held this weekend and we will be making changes to the car parking arrangements.The stalls will be laid out on the gatehouse lawn and in the car park and we are expecting a very busy weekend.The Gatehouse (reserve entrance...

It's a big week here at The Lodge; our Spring fair is on this weekend and we'll be getting ready for over 30 stallholders to arrive, our biggest fair yet! The Lodge Spring Fair is on this Saturday and Sunday and starts at 10am until 5pm. You can...

Just recovering after a 4:30 am start from home for today's Dawn Chorus! We had a good, calm and settled morning, although a bit nippy in the N/NE wind. We were greeted in the near dark by a calling tawny owl, then the very vocal cuckoo's seemed...

Spring migrant birds arriving The Lodge. The birds seem to be arriving here quickly after the slow migration over the last few weeks.The cuckoo's have been calling all day on the new heath and I heard my first garden warbler today. A few whitethroats...