• Open Week 2016 - © Philip Parker

  • Open Week 2016 - © Philip Parker

  • Open Week 2016 - © Philip Parker

  • Open Week 2016 - © Philip Parker

  • Bird Ringing

  • Great Crested Newt Survey

  • Open Week 2016 - © Philip Parker

  • Open Week 2016 - © Philip Parker

  • Walk with the Warden

  • Educational Tours

Open Week 2016 Events – Coming Soon!

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  Come along for our Annual Open Week, free to all the public! Tuesday 31st May, Thursday 2nd June and Saturday 4th June. All days Midday to 6pm. Events include : Fossil hunting : Pond dipping : Nature trail : Bird watching : Snake handling : Dissecting owl pellets : Bird fat ball making : […]

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  • Blue Tit - © Tony Esposito

  • Long Tailed Tit - © Tony Esposito

  • Kingfisher - © Tony Esposito

  • Small Copper - © George Walthew

  • Moorhens - © Linda Matthews

  • Duck Selection - © Vernon Wakefield

September Sightings

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Autumn is upon us and the weather is certainly changing! Although many of the warblers have left for the year there is still an abundance of wildlife still on show. There are still lots of dragonflies and damselflies about, and a large variety of finches at tits feeding in front of the main hide. In […]

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  • Platycheirus albimanus - © George Walthew

  • Cucumber Green Orb spider - © Oddy Barber

  • Horse flies - © George Walthew

  • Horse fly - © George Walthew

  • Sharks tooth - © Rebecca Neal

  • Coreus marginatus (Dock-Bug) - © George Walthew

  • Emperor Dragonfly (female) - © Paul Barsby

  • Marsh Woundwort - © George Walthew

  • Slow worm - © Oddy Barber

  • Enoplognatha ovata spider - © George Walthew

  • Southern Hawker - © Phill Hicks

Magnificent Macros

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Here is an excellent selection of macro photographs taken by our members over the summer months so far, highlighting the great variety of invertebrates and plants on show.

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  • Kingfisher - © Terry Mckenna

  • Spider - © Linda Matthews

  • Small Skipper - © George Walthew

  • Hoverfly - © George Walthew

  • Juvenile Little Grebe - © Peter Beesley

  • Dunnock - Terry Mckenna

  • Moorhens feeding - © Kevin Wooby

  • Common Blue Damselfy - © Terry Mckenna

  • Banded Demoiselle - © George Walthew

  • Broad-Bodied Chaser - © John Suanders

  • Emperor Dragonfly - © Terry Mckenna

  • Old Lady Moth - © Terry Mckenna

Summer Sightings

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Here is a selection of photos of the wildlife recorded by members during July and the first week of August. Of particular note, is the pair of Kingfishers that are regularly posing in front of the main hide creating an ever growing collection of superb Kingfisher shots. There was also a new species of Moth for the reserve, […]

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  • Angel Shades - © Philip Parker

  • Brown China Mark - © Philip Parker

  • Buff Tip - © Philip Parker

  • Burnished Brass - © Philip Parker

  • Common Swift - © Philip Parker

  • Female Ghost moth - © Philip Parker

  • Male Ghost moth - © Philip Parker

  • Common Emerald - © Philip Parker

July Moth Survey

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On Saturday evening we carried out a very successful moth survey outside the main hide with over 110 species recorded so far, with many more to be identified. Here are a selection of the moths found and photographed. Another moth survey will be scheduled for later in the summer so if you are interested in […]

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  • Common Tern © Terry Mckenna

  • Land Snail - © Oddy Barber

  • Moorhen Chick - © Oddy Barber

  • Gatekeeper - © George Walthew

  • Kingfisher - © Tony Esposito

  • Great Spotted Woodpecker - © Tony Esposito

Latest Sightings

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Here is a selection of the wildlife seen and recorded by members on the reserve last week.

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  • Blue tailed damselfly - © Terry Mckenna

  • Broad bodied chaser - © George Walthew

  • Green flies - © Terry Mckenna

  • Large red damselfly - © Terry Mckenna

  • Large skipper - © George Walthew

  • Small china mark moth - © George Walthew

  • Speckled wood - © Philip Parker

  • Meadow brown - © George Walthew

Insects flourishing

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With the excellent weather we have had over the last few weeks the reserve’s insects are flourishing. There are a  huge varieties of insects, particularly dragonflies, damselflies and moths, that are visible at the moment.    

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