The End Is In Sight

Team Thursday continued work in the coppice block and can now see light at the end of the tunnel as most of the cutting is….

Thursday, February 28th 2019

The Best Day In The Whole World

and 'better than Fortnite' were some of the comments made by children attending the Fantastic Fire event!  The….

Wednesday, February 27th 2019

Double Fire Day

When one fire wasn't enough, it was decided to start another one to clear the moutain of brash which remains at the bottom….

Tuesday, February 26th 2019

Bird Box Bonanza

It's been a gloriously sunny spring day, and it's been bird box extravaganza on the reserve today. Around….

Monday, February 25th 2019

Birds, Visitors and Sun

The low sun cast shadows across the access road as it lifted the early morning mist. The range of bird species caught and….

Sunday, February 24th 2019

Help From Heroes

It has been another day of coppicing on the reserve, but what a team we had. We were very grateful to have help from Help….

Thursday, February 21st 2019

Diggers, Dumpers and an Unexpected Find!

Dumper trucks were added into the equation today as work continues on the creation of the new wetland scrape. Earlier in….

Wednesday, February 20th 2019

Campfire Cookery

It was a day for fire experiments, and with an expert in Forest School with lots of tricks up her sleeve, baked potatoes….

Tuesday, February 19th 2019

Mud, Glorious Mud!

Just when we thought there was enough mud on the wetland, work has started on the new far Moor scrapes, as well as dredging….

Monday, February 18th 2019

Lots of Birds

 Ringing was in doubt, even as the bird ringers arrived at Foxglove.  The forecast said strong winds and driving….

Sunday, February 17th 2019

Butterflies, Bonfires and a Blast From The Past

Morning mist soon cleared to leave behind glorious blue skies. There was a definite feel of Spring in the air, confirmed….

Friday, February 15th 2019

Branching Out!

Team Thursday were faced with new challenges this morning and a break from the usual tasks of burning brash and coppicing.….

Thursday, February 14th 2019

Wednesday Moths!

It's been a successful morning for the Wednesday moth team. With favourable conditions last night without too much wind….

Wednesday, February 13th 2019

Coppicing Galore

It has been another full on day of coppicing in Coupe 5. It was a mild dry day, which made it perfect to stump treat many….

Tuesday, February 12th 2019

Ice and Fire

The first job of the day was to clear a moat in the Scrapes in order to get a digger in to clear them out. It was a wader….

Thursday, February 7th 2019

Inside Out

The Wednesday team have been hard at work in the Field Centre with lots of different jobs, from updating displays and writing….

Wednesday, February 6th 2019

Volunteering Variety

Filling bird feeders, sieving chaff for hoppers, making fat balls and coppicing are some of the various tasks carried….

Tuesday, February 5th 2019

An Interview with Love Property

We had a visit today from Laura and Kelly from Love Property Estate Agents in Catterick Garrison. They are putting together….

Monday, February 4th 2019

Ringing at Belflask

It has been a sunny and cold snowy day, and a small team of ringers assembled at Belflask for a morning of ringing. It was….

Sunday, February 3rd 2019

Winter Worky Day In The Snow

Foxglove always looks spectacular in the snow and this morning Imogen took some beautiful photographs before anyone else….

Saturday, February 2nd 2019

A Snowy Giveaway

It was a glorious snowy day at Foxglove today, the reserve was covered in a blanket of white, and more snow came early in….

Friday, February 1st 2019