Four Seasons in One Day

With 50 mile an hour winds forecast today the plan of raking up the cut vegetation from the moor and wetland was quickly….

Tuesday, March 31st 2015

Track Repairs

Repairs to the access track have now been completed to rectify the damage caused by the HGV delivery truck two weeks ago.….

Monday, March 30th 2015

Catterick Sunday Market

Many of our volunteers spent part of their day yesterday supporting Foxglove for our annual fundraising day at Catterick….

Monday, March 30th 2015

Something Different Each Day

As spring makes its very slow appearance there is something different to see almost everyday. Early morning shadows stretch….

Saturday, March 28th 2015

Again - Water Droplets!

When the rain stopped the reserve was left glistening with droplets of water.  This tiny piece of lichen was almost….

Thursday, March 26th 2015

Eclipse

Several of our volunteers gathered here early in the morning to enjoy watching the partial solar eclipse and a bacon sandwich.….

Friday, March 20th 2015

The Sun Shines on Foxglove

After a misty start the sun made a welcomed appearance today bringing a spring feeling to the reserve. We had our first school….

Thursday, March 19th 2015

Not A Normal Delivery

The reserve is slowly starting to recover after the damage caused by an articulated lorry on Friday. The driver managed to….

Wednesday, March 18th 2015

Coming Along Nicely

Recently we put up some bird feeders just outside the wetland gate to improve the views from the hide. The feeding station….

Monday, March 16th 2015

Still Winter Colours

By this time of year we are hoping that there will be some colour around the reserve.  Adam tried to convince us that….

Saturday, March 14th 2015

Bird Boxes

This morning we headed out onto the training area to replace some of the nest boxes that we maintain. The damaged boxes where….

Wednesday, March 11th 2015

Frogspawn

Despite the weather, signs of spring can now be found across the reserve. Frogs have recently been seen migrating over the….

Monday, March 9th 2015

First Toad!

Yesterday the first toad was spotted in a damp drainage ditch on the moor. The frogs have not yet returned to the Scrapes….

Sunday, March 8th 2015

March Worky Day

Thirty volunteers joined us on the reserve today for the last of this season’s Winter Worky Days. Matt headed off first….

Saturday, March 7th 2015

Tree Planting

During the stormy weather over the winter months we have lost over 50 trees around the reserve. Volunteers spent most of….

Thursday, March 5th 2015