Full Strength

For the first time in three months we are full strength and have a full compliment of Reserve Managers. Our new….

Tuesday, May 31st 2016

Bank Holiday Monday

Today was different to many Mondays. Being a bank holiday the working day was 10am until 4pm so it started later than normal.….

Monday, May 30th 2016

CES 3

The ringers travelled to Foxglove for a 0415 start under a beautiful half moon.  Expectations of a sunrise behind the….

Sunday, May 29th 2016

Buzzing Busy Bees

The weather was dull and cool which was not encouraging for bees to be busy!  Eco Club children talked about what they….

Saturday, May 28th 2016

Our Patron’s Visit

Today was based around a visit by our patron Lord Zetland. This was mainly to bring him up to speed on the various projects….

Friday, May 27th 2016

Work in the Drizzle

We have not had a day which has been wet the whole way through for some time; it was either drizzle or rain. This still did….

Thursday, May 26th 2016

Maintenance Day

The Tuesday volunteers as always have been busy at Foxglove today. A variety of tasks were completed. We have been steadily….

Tuesday, May 24th 2016

Slugs and Snails No Puppy Dog Tails

As with most Monday mornings we play catch up with the various left over jobs from last week and the up and coming jobs for….

Monday, May 23rd 2016

Checking and Chicks

At this time of year the bird ringers are out as often as they can checking nest boxes.  This photograph is titled 'Is….

Sunday, May 22nd 2016

Flourishing Flowers

Despite the very wet winter, cold nights and every other weather that we have had, the flowers are flourishing.  Walking….

Saturday, May 21st 2016

More Help

With the completion of the stone circle yesterday with help from Cemex Quarry with the ‘Lend a Hand’ scheme,….

Friday, May 20th 2016

A Historical Day for Foxglove

Today was a historical day for Foxglove. It was the day of the Foxglove Stone Circle construction. We have been preparing….

Thursday, May 19th 2016

Bluebells Galore!

Last night some of the Foxglove ringers were out checking nest boxes in the local woodlands. These are small nest boxes and….

Wednesday, May 18th 2016

Work, work, work

Today dawned bright and sunny, with much warmer temperatures than the previous few days. This brought out the volunteers….

Tuesday, May 17th 2016

Another Early Morning

Well wrapped up bird ringers arrived at Foxglove at 5am.  A different walk, over the moor saw a delightful sky. ….

Sunday, May 15th 2016

Bird Song Breakfast and…

The forecast…..  how often have the blogs started with this comment over the last few months?  It was not….

Saturday, May 14th 2016

Friday 13th

Thankfully ‘Friday the 13th’did not live up to its name and the day flowed. We had a few folk in today that were….

Friday, May 13th 2016

Seeds and Beans

The Thursday Volunteer group were in at Foxglove today and had a lovely day for it. The warm weather over the past week means….

Thursday, May 12th 2016

Insects Abundant

The day was overcast but still held the warmth of the last few days. This had helped with the moth trapping as a fairly respectable….

Wednesday, May 11th 2016

An Indoors Day

Today has been gloriously warm and sunny. However, it also somehow turned out to be an indoors day with lots of catching….

Monday, May 9th 2016

More Bird Ringing

The nest box season is well and truly with us and the ringers are busy.  If they have time they take photographs, but….

Sunday, May 8th 2016

A Sunny School Visit

Today the sun shone, if a little hazy, for our visit by Mill Hill Community Primary School. What a contrast to the last school….

Friday, May 6th 2016

A Useful Springlike Day

Today was another beautiful sunny day at Foxglove. Our Thursday volunteers came in to help out around the reserve and successfully….

Thursday, May 5th 2016

A Summers Spring

What a glorious day! If the wind had not been blowing it would have felt like late Spring. The moth trap yielded a few more….

Wednesday, May 4th 2016

Not a Quiet Day!

Bird ringers arrived at Foxglove with the sun rising across the reserve.  It was the first day of CES.  A 0530….

Monday, May 2nd 2016