Blog | Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve

A Good Moth Morning

The moth trap was set out on top of a white sheet on the log in the back garden last night. We were greeted with more….

Thursday, June 30th 2011

BEES and Spiders!

Painting cabins, putting out mink rafts, strimming and re-building dams were some of the tasks carried out this morning by….

Wednesday, June 29th 2011

Leopard Slug

Hipswell School visited and in contrast to the last school visit on Thursday, it was sunny and warm. Amongst today's….

Monday, June 27th 2011

Eco Club again and CES 6

Sweep netting in the clearings near to the Field Centre. After returning the various creatures our group moved….

Sunday, June 26th 2011

Eco Club Bug Hunt

Various weather forecasts had been scrutinised and consequently plans two and three were in place. However we were….

Saturday, June 25th 2011

Sluice and Slug

Pupils from Middleham School braved the rain this morning and enjoyed playing in the new dams by the outdoor classroom. The….

Thursday, June 23rd 2011

Medicinal Plants Walk

Nine people came to unearth the treasure chest of the reserve! They took part in Marion's Medicinal Plant walk in conjunction….

Wednesday, June 22nd 2011

Farewell party

The cabins received a bit of TLC in preparation for the Open Day (July 23rd)!!! Here is Geordie painting the inside of the….

Tuesday, June 21st 2011

A Lovely Day and Some News

Another class from Hipswell School visited for minibeast hunting, pond dipping and a habitat walk. There were many….

Tuesday, June 21st 2011

Summer Flowers and CES 5

Around each corner there are new summer flowers to be seen. The Common Spotted Orchids are showing their pink flowers….

Monday, June 20th 2011

Insect hunt.

There were a lot of insects around in the undergrowth. Even though it was wet and breezy there was much to be seen in the….

Saturday, June 18th 2011

Carillion Workday

Twelve people from Carillion came to volunteer for the day today. The threatened rain stayed away as they helped weed….

Friday, June 17th 2011

Highlights from Today

The sun highlights the tall grasses which were waving in the breeze this afternoon. Through all the open glades the….

Thursday, June 16th 2011

Treasures!

More pupils from Hipswell School came to explore Foxglove Covert and found all kinds of creatures! Pond-dipping was very….

Wednesday, June 15th 2011

Large Skipper

Speckled wood, Ringlet, Wall, Green-veined white and Common blue were all found on the butterfly transect carried out by….

Tuesday, June 14th 2011

Elephant Hawkmoth

A few weeks ago, Raye bought in a chrysalis of the Elephant Hawkmoth. At the weekend it hatched into this beautiful adult.….

Monday, June 13th 2011

Ringing Geese

The bird ringers were busy again today, ringing somewhat larger birds than those caught yesterday! 66 Greylag goslings….

Saturday, June 11th 2011

Dawn over the Scrapes

Dawn was breaking over the Scrapes as the bird ringers put up the nets for yet another weather-affected CES day. As it was….

Saturday, June 11th 2011

Yorkshire Post

This afternoon we had a visit by photographers from The Yorkshire Post. They were here to take photos for an article….

Thursday, June 9th 2011

Exploring and Discovering

The rain wasn't going to stop pupils from Hipswell Primary School visiting their favourite Local Nature Reserve and it….

Wednesday, June 8th 2011

Wild Food Morning

Dandelion, Sorrel, Hawthorn, Chickweed, Burdock, Daisy and Clover were some of the ingredients gathered to make a colourful….

Monday, June 6th 2011

Bridge and Bluebells

The bridge at the head of the lake is almost finished. Trevor and Daryl are beavering away in order to complete a circular….

Friday, June 3rd 2011

Buttercups and Daisies

A lovely warm day at Foxglove. Some volunteers were hard at work cutting back branches and strimming the grass whilst….