Our moth trap has been a little light on moths recently, so when we had fifty in this weeks trap , including a massive,stunning pine hawk moth, it was very exciting.A clever spotted flycatcher eyed up breakfast while it sat on the Gatehouse roof and picked...

It's happened, ....on Sunday the young spotted flycatchers left the nest box, it must have been a lovely feeling to escape the heat of their confined home and seek shelter in the nearby trees and bushes.It was wonderful to have them here, so many...

The first cuckoo at The Lodge this spring was calling from trees on the heath,near the drive. An orange tip butterfly fluttered along near the hide and 2 jays were on an old, broken tree stump, pulling away at the bark. A flock of around 20 crossbills...

We had planned to show nesting green woodpeckers today for our final woodpecker watch weekend, but they appear to have fledged the nest site so fortunately we have a very good plan B !.... our star spotted flycatchers, which are using the nest box above...

The final dusk watch of 2011 took place on Thursday 22 nd September with the last lucky group of visitors. Some evenings throughout the summer we were more lucky than others, but always enjoying the atmosphere of the reserve as night falls. We had...