New Faces

Foxglove was busy at the weekend not only with the bird ringing, on Saturday we held interviews for the Reserve Manager post. ….

Monday, February 29th 2016

‘My Patch’

Foxglove Covert is special and is 'My Patch' to many visitors and volunteers.  The winter has been wet but mild….

Saturday, February 27th 2016

Grafters

Today our small technical team amongst other jobs have been building a new Mink raft, after one was deemed beyond repair.….

Thursday, February 25th 2016

Water Wednesday

Another frosty start that led to glorious sunshine, making being outdoors a real pleasure, the sky was blue and there was….

Wednesday, February 24th 2016

Rock ‘n’ Roll

A beautiful, clear and sunny day greeted the volunteers this morning. There was just a slight breeze out on the wetland as….

Tuesday, February 23rd 2016

Planning

At this time of year plans for Eco Club are finalised.  Thoughts turn to the changing seasons.  Common Frogs come….

Sunday, February 21st 2016

Plants

Pillwort is growing well on the wetland.  This is a little puzzling as land ferns are still dormant and will not be….

Saturday, February 20th 2016

Fun in the Sun

What a great day it’s been to be out and about at Foxglove, cold but with some glorious sunshine. There has been a….

Thursday, February 18th 2016

Half Term Antics

It’s half term this week for the local schools, so we organised an activity morning, with lots of nature themed indoor….

Wednesday, February 17th 2016

Parting Gifts

It was another cold and frosty start to the day, though most of yesterday’s snow had disappeared. The volunteers soon….

Tuesday, February 16th 2016

Juniper

Foxglove has several Juniper trees.  They were grown from seed and planted about 10  year ago.  They are growing….

Sunday, February 14th 2016

Sun, Snow, Cloud and Rain

There was not much missing from the weather today, except some warmth!  Hats, coats, scarves, gloves and wellies were….

Saturday, February 13th 2016

The Moor and Some News

Even at the height of summer the moor can be a very bleak place.  This afternoon, with blue sky and white, almost fluffy….

Friday, February 12th 2016

Green Works

It’s been a busy day at Foxglove, with a variety of tasks going on. A couple of the volunteers started off planting….

Thursday, February 11th 2016

Dates for Your Diary

Walking around the reserve today in the lovely winter sunshine, an Alder tree was observed starting to flower.  Pictured….

Wednesday, February 10th 2016

A Dry Day

Our Tuesday volunteers were blessed with dry weather for a change, not a drop of rain on our bonfire today! Working up in….

Tuesday, February 9th 2016

Bits and Pieces

The last owl boxes were put up yesterday.  As can be seen from this photograph conditions were no better on the training….

Sunday, February 7th 2016

Team Thursday

Thursday is when we have our multi-tasking techno team in!  From the routine cleaning of tools to the mending of equipment,….

Thursday, February 4th 2016

New Scrape Takes Shape

Today saw our new habitat creation at Foxglove completed.  Our scrape has now taken shape!  It has been interesting….

Wednesday, February 3rd 2016

Top of the Pops

To say it has been a bit breezy of late is an understatement, so the volunteers split into 3 groups and spent the first half….

Tuesday, February 2nd 2016

And the Winners Are!

The results are in for the Foxglove Covert Cryptic Quiz on Items of Clothing.  So with full marks (36), our Hats go….

Monday, February 1st 2016