Blog | Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve

The Beginnings of Autumn

The 1st, the Met Office autumn date, and 22nd of September, the equinox, have passed and so it is definitely autumn. ….

Visitors often ask what a typical day at the reserve involves. The answer is always 'there isn't one'! Work varies….

The bees are busy around the flowers, feeding on the nectar. Water Mint is a good nectar flower. Thanks to Tim….

It is not often that there is a combination of sun, blue skies and white fluffy clouds, and no wind at Spigot Mere. ….

Andrew and Jan visited the reserve this week on a warm sunny day and the butterflies were out in profusion. No apologies….

During the last week of the school summer holidays two groups from the Army Welfare Service visited the reserve. They enjoyed….

This morning some members of the Swaledale Ringing Group arrived at Wilmire Crater, a conservation area on the MOD training….

Although still sunny and warm it is officially autumn. The reserve is beginning to change its coat of summer to that….

It was a day of various sightings, small and large. A Wall butterfly was seen near Plover's Pool. These butterflies….