Campfield Marsh

The headline of this blog is ….it's very muddy on the Reserve and wellies are a must when visiting. This may be a bit off putting for some but when you realise why then I'm hoping you will come along for the ride with us! 

As I've mentioned previously on the blog we have been doing lot's of work on the Reserve recently as part of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme capital works. We are making the farm wetter…

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It's an exciting time at Campfield Marsh at the moment. We have just started our CSS capital works and there are diggers galore on the farm. So what does this involve? Well it's probably best to start from the beginning! To set the scene.....our old stewardship scheme was coming to an end.... lapwing numbers on the wet grassland were good but they weren't great....prodcutivity for breeding waders was good but not great…

It was probably the best weather we’ve ever had for the Campfield volunteers’ summer barbecue. There was a clear blue sky and hot sunshine as members of the Thursday work party and Visitor Centre volunteers gathered at the end of June to celebrate another six months of work on the reserve. 

We began the morning with a walk led by Dave and Mhairi out onto the shore. It was low tide so we were able to walk right…