• Volunteer Sightings Blog - Mel's Mutterings
    The Easter holidays has seen a buzz of activity at Rye Meads, and that’s not just from the early gathering bees! Families have been enjoying our Easter Egg-stravaganza activity trail, and pond dipping...
  • November Sightings + Mel's Mutterings
    Rye Meads News As we're finally getting some winter weather, we're into the time of year of a lot of habitat management on the reserve. Regular visitors may have seen the floating reed cutter out on...
  • October Sightings - Mel's Mutterings
    October’s been an interesting month! At times we’ve finally had the rainfall we desperately needed, but in general its been incredibly mild. Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been able to do some large...
  • June/July Sightings Blog + Mel's Mutterings
    It’s been a packed month, so much so that we missed an end of month blog! Away from the species sightings, our work party have been busy painting and repairing the handrails and fences around the site...
  • End of May Sightings Blog - Mel's Mutterings & Visitor Photos
    In the last full week of May there’s been plenty happening! Our first Kingfisher brood of the year fledged on Monday with four youngsters finally leaving the nest. One was very reluctant but they’re now...