From Thunder to Thistles

Lots of volunteers turned out to help on the reserve despite the very wet and thundery conditions.  The morning was spent pulling thistles on the wetland.  This is an important job as if left to set seed the area would quickly become covered in thistles, which could cause problems for some of the rarer plants we have growing in this area.

The area was lifting with invertebrates, damselflies could be seen by the hundred and there were moths galore, as well as lots of freshly emerging dragonflies like this Common Darter.

Butterflies were also seen in abundance with lots of Common Blue, Small Skipper and Dark Green Fritillaries flying and feeding on many of the flowers found on the wetland.

Volunteers also spent time having a bonfire to clear away some old brash, and cutting Bracken from around the Outdoor Classroom.  Danke schoen fur alles dein streng arbeiten!