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Hi everyone, Today was a day of geese, geese and more geese. All we needed was a white fronted goose (but we had two of those a few weeks back ) and a bean goose to complete the 'set'. A lone brent goose had been hanging around at Saltholme pools since the weekend. We've also had small...

Hi everyone, A few snaps from the spruced up willow screen at Haverton viewpoint. After a very dry summer, it was looking a bit worse for wear. A big well done to the Groundworks team from Port Clarence who did most of the work to improve it! Thank you for stepping up for nature . If you've...

Hi everyone, Back at the end of February, we blogged about the real Welsh daffodils in the wildlife garden . Now that they're in bloom, here are some snaps as promised. They're real stunners! Pictures thanks to Peter. Bye for now, Ben.

Hi everyone, I've been on for weeks now about the arrival of spring. We've had sand martins from Africa , frogspawn in the ditches and plenty of boxing hares . This weekend saw the discovery of another sign of spring - these amazing spring clusters of ladybirds. They'll have...

Hi everyone, Saltholme is surrounded by chimneys, factories, bridges and ships, so when I heard that there were two cranes on the reserve, I didn't bat an eyelid. These two common cranes didn't spend long at Saltholme, but they were here long enough to brighten up a misty day. The...

Hi everyone, A wonderful blog from Peter, who's been stepping up for nature on Paddy's island. You might remember that Saltholme's team started work on the islands earlier in November . They'll "tern" up soon - and they'll be looking for good, clean accomodation for...

Hi everyone, We've had the first frogspawn of 2011 at Saltholme - and the first frogspawn in one of our newest ponds. This mass of eggs was spotted in the Discovery Zone pond today. I've been blogging about Kate Humble's visit to Saltholm e quite a bit recently. The frogspawn...

Hi everyone, Love is in the air at the this time of year. We've had displaying great crested grebes , boxing hares and ribbiting frogs galore. Now, some of Saltholme's more modest residents is starting to feel amorous - the meadow pipits. Meadow pipits perform a wonderful display. They...

Hi everyone, Earlier in March, I blogged about Kate Humble's visit to Saltholme . She officially opened the reserve and planted reeds with children from High Clarence Primary School. Here's a photo of how the reeds that were planted two years ago look now. Some of them have grown to about...