Sunshine and Eco Club

Due to human error there are no photographs of Eco Club today!  Our aim was to build a log pile that could be used by….

Sunday, January 29th 2012

A Day in the Life

As Elizabeth left last night she captured this great photo of a Roe Deer on the access track, just near to the heathland. ….

Friday, January 27th 2012

1 CS Bn REME Work Party

This afternoon saw 35 volunteers from 1 CS Bn Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers come to help us work on the….

Thursday, January 26th 2012

Let There Be Light!

Fifteen volunteers came to help today clearing scrub and opening out the willow carr outside the Field Centre,….

Wednesday, January 25th 2012

An Early Morning Walk

Early morning Winter sunshine bathed the Outdoor Classroom. The strong cold wind was blowing in the showers, but they did….

Monday, January 23rd 2012

The Heligoland Trap

In the early years of bird ringing at Foxglove Covert the Heligoland Trap was used regularly to catch birds.  Over recent….

Saturday, January 21st 2012

Clear Fell Update

Work is almost finished now at the clear fell area by the lake.  Contractors were in removing the last of the felled….

Friday, January 20th 2012

A Warmer Day

The temperature rose during the night and it was much warmer as Ann and Elizabeth set off for their flower walk around the….

Thursday, January 19th 2012

Glade Creation

Fifteen volunteers were in today, helping us to open an area that previously was thickly covered in blackthorn and overgrown….

Wednesday, January 18th 2012

First Bird Ringing Day of 2012

A lovely morning greeted the bird ringers on their first ringing day of 2012.  The wind had dropped considerably. These….

Monday, January 9th 2012

New Year Worky Day

A record number of volunteers gave up their Saturday to work on habitat improvement across the Reserve. Due to the unusually….

Sunday, January 8th 2012

Welcome to the 21st Century!

We now have an official facebook page! Check it out to 'like' Foxglove Covert.  We will be posting….

Friday, January 6th 2012

New Year Guided Walk

This morning 23 people joined us for a guided walk around the reserve.  Some had been before, but not for a….

Thursday, January 5th 2012

The ExtremeTeam!

In spite of the stormy weather conditions, eleven volunteers came to help out with practical conservation work. A sheltered….

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012

2011 Bird Ringing at Foxglove

Some details about the bird ringing at Foxglove Covert have been collated at the end of 2011. 2011 was the best CES (Constant….

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012