• All change
    It's amazing what a difference two weeks makes. After a relaxing couple of weeks with the family, I returned to find the reserve looking decidedly different too. That said, many of the changes are subtle...
  • A changing of the seasons
    There has been a noticeable shift in the season this week, with summer coming to an abrupt end and a definite autumnal feel to the weather. In fact, when I came in for our final moth morning of the year...
  • All change, but no change
    Having been away for half term last week, it seems that there's been little major change in terms of the wildlife, but some major changes for visitors. First, let's start with the changes, which are...
  • Life on the edge
    Life is hard, and for our coastal and migratory birds it's getting harder with climate change, habitat loss and increasing disturbance all having major impacts on the availability of safe places for them...
  • Summer heat opens Digger Alley
    Summer is always an exciting time for insect lovers, with a great variety of butterflies, dragonflies, bees, wasps and other species on the wing. I saw my first silver-washed fritillaries of the year...