Your recent sightings at Leighton Moss
Your recent sightings
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Fresh arrivals and recent sightings
I have the great pleasure of handing this week's blog over to Naomi Wadsworth, a new Visitor Experience Intern at Leighton Moss. Here she is in her own words, introducing herself and updating you on recent sightings: Hello bloggers! My name is Nao...
Posted 18 Sep 2018 by Joe F -
Autumn's arrival and recent sightings
Autumn has arrived at Leighton Moss, and promises a period of cool transformation following one of the hottest summers on record. In the coming months the intrigue and enticement of migration movements through Morecambe Bay and the main sight itse...
Posted 03 Sep 2018 by Joe F -
Wild weather and recent sightings
Rain and wind have continued to assist the recovery of water onto areas of Leighton Moss and the wider reserve this past week. Myers’ Dyke is running once again, and the Eric Morecambe Pool, which had endured a considerable dearth of water up to t...
Posted 15 Aug 2018 by Joe F -
Marsh harrier moments and recent sightings
The wild variation in weather has written itself onto the landscape here at Leighton Moss: from the abundant heat which has scorched the leaves of the sallows and coloured the wooded slopes of the valley with russet-red hues, to recent rainfall...
Posted 04 Aug 2018 by Joe F -
Ringing, moths and recent sightings
We were grateful at Leighton Moss to have been visited by several spates of rainfall over the past week, on the back of the driest June the reserve has ever seen. Whilst areas of the reserve have had to cope with mass evaporation - a huge reductio...
Posted 23 Jul 2018 by Joe F -
Dynamic water levels & recent sightings
While we’ve been enjoying this rather lovely weather, the lack of precipitation has certainly had an effect on the reserve. In fact, the total rainfall figure of just 18mm set a new record low for the reserve in June. And after three consecutive...
Posted 12 Jul 2018 by Jon C