With autumn migration already underway, the variety and number of birds around the reserve has been…
What a miserable morning it was today. I was out with an engineer trying to do some fixes on our Softrak…
The title of this blog may sound like it comes from a Jackie Collins novel (not that I've ever read one…
RSPB Mersehead Blog 8th – 14th July 2023
Welcome to the weekly RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve Blog…
WHO NEEDS CARROTS?
You and I are mostly diurnal by nature. That means that we do most of day-to-day living…
The Purple Emperor is probably the UK's most impressive butterfly. The well-known butterfly expert Matthew…
Did you know that at the bottom of the hill below RSPB Swell Wood there is a fantastic flower meadow that…
Butterflies and moths belong to a family called ‘Lepidoptera’ which means ‘scaly wing’. Each wing is…