Blog | Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve

Lots of Help

Another good day, dry and no rain. The volunteers worked at a variety of tasks. A broken piece of boardwalk needed….

The moth traps were out last night on the assumption that the moths would fly before the temperature dropped too low. ….

There is always plenty of work to do at Foxglove and the staff and Tuesday volunteers were out strimming, raking and burning. ….

Ella Wheeler is currently studying Level 3 Animal Management at Askham Bryan College and is carrying out her week's work….

Walking across the moor in the sunshine the autumn colours are truly on display. The Larch trees are turning gold and dropping….

One advantage of the recent rain is that fungi have fruited all over the reserve. On Wednesday, a group lead by Christine….

Another team of enthusiastic volunteers from Help for Heroes helped out on the reserve today. As this was a regular 'worky'….

The main task for today was to clear back overhanging branches from a pond along Risedale Beck. A team of staff and volunteers….

Fungi are fascinating. Some years they appear, some years they do not. Weather conditions play an important part….