• April into May
    We have two more harrier nests! This takes our total to three. We still have birds present at two other sites, and possibly a third, which continue to show signs of pairing and possible nest building...
  • May 2007
    Summer 2007 The weather over the past few months has continued to be extremely changeable with very dry periods in mid April dispersed with wet periods in March and May.The wheat crop advanced quickly...
  • May 2009
    Birds With the breeding season well under way, 2009 has started positively. The migrants started arriving in the middle of April with early sightings of wheatears, swallows, whitethroats and lesser whitethroats...
  • Another May, another spray....
    This time last year, we found out that the Forestry Commission England intended to spray bacterial toxin from a helicopter onto oak woodland designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. They were...
  • May - nearly out
    Cast any clouts yet? The old English phrase of 'Ne'er cast a clout 'til May be out' might refer to the month of May or maybe the may flower or hawthorn. Clouts are clothes. So it means don't discard your...