Team Thursday and Some Good News

Volunteers have been busy on the reserve again completing a variety of jobs. Mike and Matt could be found in the workshop….

Thursday, April 30th 2015

Wildflower Walk

Today was the monthly wildflower survey at Foxglove. This meant eight volunteers braved the icy winds and dodged the….

Wednesday, April 29th 2015

Welcome

Stacey was welcomed as part the team on the reserve for her first day today; she has joined us after finishing her contract….

Monday, April 27th 2015

Stoneflies

Stoneflies are a widespread group of invertebrates, found in most streams and rivers around the country. The adults live….

Friday, April 24th 2015

Bits and Bobs

Earlier in the week volunteers were scouring our wild flower meadow in search of Yellow Rattle. We planted and seeded Yellow….

Wednesday, April 22nd 2015

Girls’ Names Quiz Results

Congratulations to Michael Fenwick who is the winner of the English Towns Quiz - the winner was drawn from a hat from the….

Monday, April 20th 2015

Whitebeam

One of the aims of the volunteers who 'do' the flower walk is to improve their identification of trees at all times….

Sunday, April 19th 2015

More Spring

Out looking for Early Purple Orchids a Cowslip was spotted in a place where it had not been seen before.  Great excitement! ….

Saturday, April 18th 2015

Differences

Some of the black stems of Blackthorn are now covered in white flowers.  This is an area on the bank of Risedale Beck.….

Wednesday, April 15th 2015

Work on the Moor

Today we had 18 volunteers working hard on the reserve. We concentrated on raking up the vegetation that had been cut a few….

Tuesday, April 14th 2015

Kittiwake Update

Last summer we were joined at Cape Wrath by a team from the RSPB as part of their Seabird Tracking and Research project.….

Monday, April 13th 2015

Views around Foxglove

After the beautiful sunny days of last week there was a return to cold, wet and windy weather today.  Some areas of….

Sunday, April 12th 2015

A Busy Thursday in the Sun

Yesterday we had a hardworking group of our volunteers,  who got through a variety of tasks. Mike and Tony spent the….

Friday, April 10th 2015

Good Spots

The sunshine has started to bring out the Kidney-spot Ladybirds from the sheltered nooks and crannies that they spend the….

Wednesday, April 8th 2015

Toads Crossing

With the reserve bathed in sunlight and temperatures in the mid to high teens, spring is most definitely on its way. Woodland….

Monday, April 6th 2015

Sun and Warmth!

A mild morning was followed by a lovely warm spring day.  This really helped to add species to the observation board. ….

Sunday, April 5th 2015

Animals on the Move

Last night was the first night this year when the gales were not howling, the rain was not raining and the temperature was….

Saturday, April 4th 2015

Sketching Skulls

Twelve children joined us in the activity room for our Easter Holiday Art Morning where we were observing the natural world;….

Wednesday, April 1st 2015