Your recent sightings at Parkgate
Your recent sightings
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Reserve round up: week commencing 9 May
Recent sightings A real wet start to May, after barely any rain at all in April; on Sunday 1 May we had our Dawn Chorus event and it rained! Thankfully it wasn’t too bad, and the event was great with a fantastic array of species being heard...
Posted 11 May 2022 by Megan B -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 7 February
Recent Sightings After January's fair weather, February has started in stark contrast, with almost ten days of wild weather including some severe gales as well as some heavy rain showers. Nevertheless, there remains plenty to see across the Dee...
Posted 09 Feb 2022 by Dan T -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 29 November
Recent Sightings Winter well and truly arrived with the first frosts of the season last week followed by the devastation of Storm Arwen at the weekend which left us with significant tree damage and no electricity for three days! No doubt the birds...
Posted 02 Dec 2021 by Dan T -
Reserve round-up; week commencing 1 November
Recent sightings Autumn is well and truly upon us. The gorgeous hues of yellow, orange and red have swept across the landscape now and the seasonal change in wildlife is very noticeable. The last few weeks we have continued to see small flocks of...
Posted 04 Nov 2021 by Megan B -
Reserve round up; week commencing 18 October
Autumn colours at Burton Mere Wetlands (Paul Jubb) Recent Sightings Autumn has made its arrival with leaves tumbling down off the trees, lining the paths with wonderful seasonal colours. A few cold snaps and blustery days have encouraged us to lig...
Posted 20 Oct 2021 by Katie E -
Reserve round-up; week commencing 27 September
Recent sightings It’s been a few weeks since our last round-up blog and there has been quite a bit of excitement across the reserve, from a first record ever at Burton Mere Wetlands to an almost record number of great egrets. We have welcomed some...
Posted 30 Sep 2021 by Megan B
