Catterick Training Area Conservation Group

After the last two days of rain we were treated to a glorious sunny day. The only moth in our trap was a Clouded Drab. Speckled….

Thursday, April 30th 2009

Refilling the mink rafts

Val and Tony got stuck in at Foxglove Covert today! They mixed clay, sand and water to refill the mink rafts. This will make….

Wednesday, April 29th 2009

Bluebells and Primroses

The Bluebells and Primroses are out in force along the beck and even the rain didn't detract from their woodland beauty.….

Tuesday, April 28th 2009

Knayton Nature Club

Knayton Nature Club visited us today. They watched the bird ringers ring a Great Spotted Woodpecker, found out about the….

Monday, April 27th 2009

Streamer moth

This is the Streamer moth. One was caught in the moth trap on Tuesday night but flew away before we could take a photograph.….

Sunday, April 26th 2009

The new hide

Here you can see the new hide as it stands awaiting its roof. The colour of the cedar will fade to a beautiful silver grey….

Thursday, April 23rd 2009

A busy two days at Foxglove

It has been a busy two days here at Foxglove. Yesterday we had seven volunteers who were clearing up dead wood along the….

Thursday, April 23rd 2009

Thoralby Womens Institute

Here you can see members of Thoralby Womens Institute testing out the new wet meadow walkway. They had a guided tour of the….

Tuesday, April 21st 2009

Thank you Debbie, Sue and Ray

A big thank you to Debbie, Sue and Ray who all gave up their time today to plant a hedge that will screen the new boardwalk….

Saturday, April 18th 2009

Hide construction

The construction of the hide by Dinsdale Moorland Services on the wet meadow is well underway. The boardwalk and viewing….

Friday, April 17th 2009

Moth trapping results

4 species of moth trapped last night were Common Quaker, Hebrew Character, Early Thorn and Early Tooth-striped. Work has….

Thursday, April 16th 2009

Activity at Foxglove

There was a lot of activity at Foxglove today. 5 volunteers worked on improving the footpaths with brash and woodchippings.….

Wednesday, April 15th 2009

Roe Deer and new visitors

This photo of a Roe Deer was taken today by Elizabeth and shows the antlers clearly in velvet. Tom, Paul, Dick, Sue and Ray….

Tuesday, April 14th 2009

Easter trail at Foxglove

Lots of children came to explore and discover at Foxglove Covert today. They had fun searching along the Easter trail in….

Monday, April 13th 2009

Water vole sighting

A warm, sunny day today. Lots of visitors. Blackcap were seen along Risedale Beck this morning. Redshank, Oystercatcher and….

Sunday, April 12th 2009

Pretty Risedale Beck

It was a grey, drizzly but warm day at Foxglove. The walk along Risedale Beck is looking particularly pretty as the blackthorn….

Saturday, April 11th 2009

Good bird sightings

Despite the cold, grey weather that we have had today we had lots of visitors and some good bird sightings. Willow Warblers….

Friday, April 10th 2009

All weather volunteers

Lots of work was completed at Foxglove today. We had 10 volunteers who worked at finishing paths, laying a dead hedge and….

Wednesday, April 8th 2009

Foxglove in The Sunday Telegraph

Over 40 visitors were in today and several ringers. The very decent article on Foxglove published this morning in The Sunday….

Monday, April 6th 2009

First Orange Tip butterflies of the year

Yesterday the hedgelines to be restored on the middle moor were marked out by a contractor. We were advised that the work….

Sunday, April 5th 2009

7 moth species caught

The moth trapping this morning was very successful. We caught 7 different species, including 1 Oak Beauty (below) which has….

Friday, April 3rd 2009

Early cowslip

10 volunteers were here today. We tidied away all the felled logs from the front of the hide and finished the bark path up….

Wednesday, April 1st 2009