The last day of March saw a dusting of snow, and some of the first arrivals from Africa. Our reserve wardens and volunteers have captured some fascinating footage from our trail cams too.

This week our reserve teams have been busy preparing for the summer season; coppicing, fencing, creating paths, viewpoints and habitat piles. They were rewarded with more wonderful wildlife…

This week spring was certainly in the air with amorous amphibians, early butterflies and the arrival of the chiffchaff. Meanwhile our reserve teams launched a tern raft, restored a sand martin pit…

This week our reserve teams spotted exciting wildlife including red deer stags, an otter feasting, a yellowhammer rehearsing and yellow brain fungus. Meanwhile our wonderful volunteers and Green…

The reserves team at Carlton Marshes are gearing up for another busy season with some new team members.

This week our reserve teams installed a windpump to benefit waders, renovated a boardwalk, saw rare spring flowers emerging and a curious bittern. The recent storms and high tides also posed a few…

It has certainly felt a little like spring in recent weeks at the lakes with many birds singing and exploring places to nest like our singing song thrushes and with the great crested grebes back…

Storms Eunice and Franklin took centre stage this week, with all hands on deck helping with site checks and tree safety work. The reserve teams also witnessed more exciting bird life, created a…

This week our reserve teams saw a raft of coots, a glossy ibis, a bobbing jack snipe; also the strong winds toppled a tree and our volunteers maintained essential heather bee habitat.

This week our reserve teams and volunteers have been busy with reserve management and have spotted spring pioneers, a little egret hunting and more gorgeous skies...