An interesting day today- we headed down with our marquee to support the Sandy Festival and Carnival at lunch time, but the weather defeated everyone! Just as the carnival procession entered the field, a massive wind and rain storm hit us and after sheltering...

We were really pleased when the raven's fledged from their nest on the hillfort recently. This is the second consecutive year that these impressive birds have bred at The Lodge.Visitors have been seeing the raven family really well as they fly around...

Yesterday I was manning the info kiosk and a pair of spotted flycatchers were calling and active in the trees around the Gatehouse car park for most of the day. They were here again this morning in the same spot, and have also been seen in the rear garden...

Although it's been a very wet and dull couple of days following the gorgeous Bank Holiday weather,we've been hearing both the male and female cuckoo's calling from the heathland around the shop.Unlike the males iconic 'cuck -oo' call...

After last year's successful breeding by ravens at The Lodge, we have been eagerly awaiting to see if they would breed here again this year. Today, 3 young ravens have been seen around the hillfort, with their parents noisily and actively watching...