Heatwave Hits Foxglove

With the thermometer hitting 20 degrees centigrade before we even opened up today we knew it was going to be a scorcher on….

Tuesday, June 30th 2015

What Lurks Beneath

One of our regular visitors has brought a waterproof camera to Foxglove over the last few weeks to try and get some images….

Monday, June 29th 2015

Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Are you sitting comfortably?  (Only those of a less than young age will remember this comment!) Then I'll begin.….

Saturday, June 27th 2015

Interesting Bee Activity

Yesterday the bees decided to leave the hive and relocate on one of the trees in the back garden.Thinking that they were….

Friday, June 26th 2015

Tea and a Biscuit

This morning Team Cappuccino was at it again, arriving early at Richmond Town Hall to set up for their regular amazing coffee….

Thursday, June 25th 2015

The Moor

The end of month flower walk usually covers as many different areas of the reserve as possible, but today we concentrated….

Wednesday, June 24th 2015

Pilwort

Our volunteers have been busy surveying areas of the reserve looking for some of the more unusual plants that are found here.….

Monday, June 22nd 2015

A Wet Moth Morning

The night had been overcast, not too cool and just right for moth trapping.  By the time we came to empty the traps,….

Saturday, June 20th 2015

Painting and Strimming

The volunteers today were busy mowing and clearing vegetation from the net rides and paths, in preparation for the CES bird….

Thursday, June 18th 2015

Ringing Activities

The bird ringers have been hard at work during the evenings this week visiting some of the Buzzard nests on and around the….

Wednesday, June 17th 2015

A Rainy Day

It has been a wet day at Foxglove today. Although this meant it wasn’t a nice day for being out and about on the reserve,….

Sunday, June 14th 2015

Buzzards

The bird ringers have spent many nights out on the training area freezing and getting blown away when checking next boxes….

Saturday, June 13th 2015

Kellbank Primary School Visit

Kellbank Primary School enjoyed a visit to the reserve in glorious weather today. They found Leeches, Sticklebacks and hundreds….

Friday, June 12th 2015

Springtime Ringing

Volunteers have been assisting the bird ringing team in their efforts to re-visit the many nest boxes around the training….

Wednesday, June 10th 2015

Cut and Burn

With Spring now fully upon us at Foxglove, the reserve has turned very green, with trees and bushes growing at an immense….

Tuesday, June 9th 2015

Foxglove on TV

Richmond Methodist Primary School visited the reserve for the second of their three school visits. They were joined by a….

Monday, June 8th 2015

CES 4

As dawn approached the sky turned red. The reserve managers and volunteers had mowed the net rides and cut down and trimmed….

Sunday, June 7th 2015

Richmond Methodist School Visit

A Key Stage One group from Richmond Methodist School visited the reserve today. The students' three activities throughout….

Friday, June 5th 2015

Foxglove Covert Festival of Nature

Come and enjoy the fun at the Foxglove Covert Festival of Nature, taking place on the weekend of 18th and 19th July 2015. ….

Tuesday, June 2nd 2015

Bird Ringing Update

Many of the woodlands across the training area are home to small nest boxes which are used by several tit species, Pied Flycatchers….

Monday, June 1st 2015