Sun!

The weather has been damp, dark, wet, misty and foggy for several days.  Today the sun was rising as the bird ringers….

Sunday, November 30th 2014

Kittiwake Research at Cape Wrath

While the ringing team were at Cape Wrath at the beginning of July they were joined by two members of staff from….

Friday, November 28th 2014

Feathers, Flowers and Fungi

Our ‘Meet the Birds’ guided walk set off from the Field Centre as the rain began to fall this morning; not ideal….

Wednesday, November 26th 2014

Volunteers Step Up

Today we split into two groups to complete different tasks around the reserve. Adam took a willing team down to the lake….

Tuesday, November 25th 2014

There’s not mushroom in here!

With the damp conditions, fungi are putting on a particularly good display all around the reserve. Our eagle eyed volunteers….

Monday, November 24th 2014

Reflections

A blog of few words.  Over the last two weeks wind speed has been low and the lake and ponds have been like mirrors,….

Sunday, November 23rd 2014

Fungi Again

As Autumn began we were bemoaning that there were very few fungi around the reserve.  It was warm but not damp. ….

Saturday, November 22nd 2014

Wednesday Volunteers

Volunteers have had a busy morning surveying species on the reserve. Firstly the moths, caught overnight in our light trap….

Wednesday, November 19th 2014

What a Transformation!

Nineteen volunteers joined us in the Scrapes today to continue working on the coppice block. We also started work thinning….

Tuesday, November 18th 2014

Hidden Worlds

Conditions this morning were ideal for bird ringing, no wind, almost blue sky and sun, with just a hint of mist. A hidden….

Sunday, November 16th 2014

Late Autumn Colours

Grey skies do not make the best backgrounds for photography and certainly do not show off the Autumn colours to their best.  ….

Saturday, November 15th 2014

Team Cappuccino Strikes Again!

Seventeen volunteers (collectively known as Team Cappuccino) arrived bright and early at Richmond Town Hall to set up for….

Thursday, November 13th 2014

An Interesting Find

Volunteers once again found themselves working in our coppice block today. We continued cutting back willow and Silver Birch….

Tuesday, November 11th 2014

Pollarding

Following our busy winter worky day last Saturday the Reserve Managers continued in the coppice block. Work concentrated….

Monday, November 10th 2014

Far and Near

Those older people who read the blog will remember the frustration of taking photographs, finishing the role of film, taking….

Sunday, November 9th 2014

Winter Worky Day Part One

Today we had the first of our winter worky days for the season. Despite the less than favourable weather forecast we still….

Saturday, November 8th 2014

Kingfisher

On Tuesday, John took this fantastic photograph of a Kingfisher from the hides at the lake, the colours are fantastic and….

Thursday, November 6th 2014

What a busy day

Yesterday was a very busy day at Foxglove. We had a fantastic turn out with twenty-four volunteers here in a number of capacities.….

Wednesday, November 5th 2014

Preparing for Next Year

Although colder than last week, it is not the weather we expect for this time of year.  Bird ringing this morning reflected….

Sunday, November 2nd 2014

Plants and Autumn

Whilst out flower hunting on Wednesday, a stop was made to look at a fungus.  It was green, and almost hidden in the….

Saturday, November 1st 2014