Spring arrivals with Dr Dan Wade
Discover the excitement of birding in spring with Dr Dan Wade as he explores highly anticipated arrivals and his favourite memories of birds in Suffolk
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Sand martin
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
Spring has sprung; the hogs are out!
Spring has sprung which means one thing; hedgehogs will be emerging from their sleepy slumbers and will be on the lookout for food!
Spring wildlife
Wildlife to look out for and nature reserves to visit for sign of spring.
Spring has sprung at Lackford
Things are starting to stir on the reserve and the wildlife is beginning to think about breeding- wherever you look you can see signs of courtship, mating and nest-building.
Swallow
Look out for the swallow performing great aerial feats as it catches its insect-prey on the wing. You may also see it perching on a wire, or roosting in a reedbed, as it makes its way back to…
Spring at Lackford
In these strange times when we are stuck at home, wildlife continues as normal. Spring is very active time for much of our wildlife and it is a time of much change with birds arriving back from…
Spring in Suffolk
Winter may still be well underway but small signs of spring are emerging throughout the county. Discover the wildlife and natural signs which welcome the beginning of spring.
Martins' Meadows Nature Reserve
These three meadows are among the few flower-rich hay meadows still left in Suffolk. As they have never been fertilised, sprayed or drained, the site supports a wide range of wildflowers. To…
A hint of spring at Lackford
February is the month when there is a hint of spring around the reserve with our ducks displaying on our lakes and some of our resident birds beginning to sing.
Early spring and what might come.
As we head into April we are now starting to see many birds arriving back from Africa like swallows. Here is a quick look at our sightings board and our arrival sheet.
Late spring at the Lakes
Now we are into May, we enter late spring at the lakes. The spring birds have arrived and the reserve is full of bird song from nightingales to swifts screaming overhead. Added to the birds…