• Great Spotted Woodpecker - © Terry Mckenna

  • Moorhen - © Lesley Allen

  • Moorhen - © Linda Matthews

  • Mute Swan and Cygnets - © Shane Bough

  • Cygnet - © Lesley Allen

  • Ducklings - © Nita Shaw

  • Stoats - © Terry Mckenna

  • Tufted Duck - © Lesley Allen

  • Coots - © Bryan Dawes

Fabulous Families!

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This has been an amazing summer for new life; from our birds, mammals and insects across the reserve. Thanks to the abundance of nature visible to our members, and the fantastic work by dedicated parents, we have have captured some great moments!    

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  • 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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  • Stoat carrying Kit - © Terry Mckenna

  • Majestic Fox - © Tony Esposito

  • Waving duckling - © Tony Esposito

  • Oyster Catcher - © Tony Esposito

  • Reed Warbler - © Terry Mckenna

  • Grass Snake - © Terry Mckenna

  • Long Tailed Tit - © Scott Bailey

  • Common Tern - © Scott Bailey

  • Mallard and duckling - © Nita Shaw

Reserve Spring Highlights

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Spring 2016 with it’s warm and mild weather has seen the reserve flourish with an abundance of wildlife on show. It is looking like one of the best years for wildlife numbers, which should make for an amazing Open Week at the end of next month! For additional Open Week info, including all events, please […]

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  • Sunset - © Russell Coulson

  • Leaping Roe Deer - © Tony Esposito

  • Rabbit - © Andy Mooney

  • Long Tailed Tit - © Nic Grant

  • Bearded Tit - © Scott Bailey

  • Great Tit - © Vernon Wakefield

February Sightings

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Here is a fantastic selection of wildlife photos from February. The mild weather has allowed for some beautiful days on the nature reserve with a great selection of birds and mammals on show!

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  • Tufted Duck - © Tony Esposito

  • Winter plumage - © Tony Esposito

  • Blue Tit - © Tony Esposito

  • Great Spotted Woodpecker - © Andy Mooney

  • Long Tailed Tit - © Terry Mckenna

  • Muntjac - © Tony Esposito

  • Grey Squirrel - © Terry Mckenna

  • Rabbit - © Tony Esposito

  • Management Works - © Matt Lodge

January Sightings

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Here is a selection of some of the best photos of this year’s January sightings. The mild weather has ensured there has been a lot of activity on the reserve, as you can see in the gallery!

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  • Setting up for the event - © Sam Parker

  • Workbench - © Sam Parker

  • Hardwood and softwood box sets - © Sam Parker

  • Introductory talk - © Philip Parker

  • Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker

  • Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker

  • Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker

  • Painting the boxes - © Philip Parker

  • Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker

  • Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker

  • Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker

  • Painted boxes - © Philip Parker

  • Finished boxes - © Philip Parker

  • Team photo - © Philip Parker

Bat Box Building Event

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As part of the World Bat Day, Kings Dyke Nature Reserve hosted its own bat box building event, which was one of hundreds of similar events across the world. The world target for the day was to build 5,000 new bat boxes to provide valuable roosting places for bats, which are in severe decline at the moment. The […]

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  • View over the reserve - © Nic Grant

  • Educational Tours

  • Rose flower - © Terry Mckenna

  • Reed Bunting - © Andy Mooney

  • Chaffinch - © Scott Bailey

  • Cetti's Warbler - © Scott Bailey

  • Kestrels in flight - © Paul Barsby

  • Kestrels squabbling! - © Paul Barsby

  • Long Tailed Tit - © Scott Bailey

  • Harvest mouse - © Terry Mckenna

  • Mute Swan - © Terry Mckenna

  • Mallard pair - © Andy Mooney

October Sightings

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Here is this month’s selection of wildlife images taken by our members. Notable records include Cetti’s warbler and snipe. Despite us now approaching winter there is still an abundance of wildlife on show as highlighted by the gallery.

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