Mosses

Mosses are non flowering plants.  They do not have a vascular system to transport water and nutrients and so prefer….

Saturday, February 28th 2015

Recent Ringing Recoveries

The interactive map below shows a selection of the ringing recoveries that we have received during February 2015. Red….

Friday, February 27th 2015

Willow Spiling Continued

Today was the third day of the willow spiling course here at Foxglove. After the first two days we had all of the stakes….

Thursday, February 26th 2015

The Monthly Flower Walk

The monthly flower walk was carried out today.  By the end of the walk five flowers had been recorded.  Daisy was….

Wednesday, February 25th 2015

Willow Spiling

Today six volunteers came to Foxglove to learn the art of willow spiling. Willow spiling is a traditional technique used for….

Tuesday, February 24th 2015

Colour, Patterns and Reflections

Strong winds have caused damage to some of our trees and these have had to be felled.  It does not take long for animals….

Sunday, February 22nd 2015

Planting

Our volunteers erected the new feeding station at the wetland today. To stop squirrels jumping across to the feeders, a baffle….

Thursday, February 19th 2015

First Frog!

It was less cold this morning and a frog decided to show itself on the car park.  It was some distance away from water,….

Wednesday, February 18th 2015

Coppicing Complete!

Today we had an amazing turn out of twenty five volunteers to help us coppice and we are happy to report that apart….

Tuesday, February 17th 2015

Views of Foxglove

Over the last few weeks Foxglove has been covered in snow, with ice on all the ponds and lake.  There have been dark,….

Saturday, February 14th 2015

Log Piles

Plenty of wildlife makes its home in dead wood, and other animals use it as a source of food. In woodlands, fallen wood occurs….

Friday, February 13th 2015

Tuesday Volunteer Day

Over twenty volunteers continued working hard in the coppice block today. Large patches of old growth Gorse and Silver Birch….

Tuesday, February 10th 2015

Out and About on a Sunny Day

The Roe Deer have been seen again and some more photographs taken.  There could have been a great one yesterday as Ann….

Sunday, February 8th 2015

February Winter Worky Day

Over thirty volunteers joined us on the reserve today for the fifth Winter Worky Day of the season. The work site was only….

Saturday, February 7th 2015

Badgers

In the recent snow we have been searching for clues as to what animals are out and about. Tracks are a brilliant way to do….

Friday, February 6th 2015

Getting Ready for the Weekend

With the ground still frozen today’s plans of planting Larch trees and installing the new feeding station at the wetland….

Thursday, February 5th 2015