• Autumn Sun
    The sun has shone today letting me enjoy those little odd jobs that need to be done in the Wildlife Garden and on the reserve. The Autumn Sun in the garden really attracts the butterflies as can be seen...
  • Make hay while the sun ...
    The end of August and the last chance to make hay, and yesterday the meadow had its annual cut. Traditional meadows are cut to make hay from the end of July to the end of August which gives the farmland...
  • Sun, Species, and Sweep-Netting
    Image Credit: Ben Andrew, RPSB Images It’s been a week where staff, visitors, and birds alike have all been lightly toasted. But despite the high temperatures the reserve has been full of activity....
  • Spring sun at last
    Hi, A few days of sun and what a difference - now the grass needs cutting. This is for practical reasons in the playground and car park, but even here we leave the grass long enough to let the wild...
  • While the sun shines ... have a picnic
    Saltholme has lots of good picnic tables and yesterday the two on the meadow had a make-over. The Wildlife Explorers painted one of them with pictures of fish and pond life, the other with leaves, flowers...