The Green Gym
The top of the new plantation was the site for today's conservation task. Windblown trees that were recently felled were….
Wednesday, February 27th 2013
Foxglove Covert Blog
Blog posts from February 2013
Diggers and Dumpers
Many of the footpaths have been severely damaged in the frequent storms and floods this winter with large sections continuously….
Monday, February 25th 2013
A Day Full of Variety
An early morning walk through the Scrapes, head down looking for footprints to see who had been around during the night and….
Monday, February 25th 2013
Winter RETURNS AGAIN!
A few days ago the question was posed 'Does the bank at the voley pond count as a hedge back?' The answer is….
Saturday, February 23rd 2013
Another Cold Day
The temperature was hovering around zero this morning and there was a coating of ice on some of the ponds. These are….
Saturday, February 23rd 2013
Ready for Launch!
The Thursday Team spent the day in the workshop finishing off building the new duck raft for the lake. ….
Friday, February 22nd 2013
A Day in the Woods
Seventeen volunteers headed up into the woodland this morning to continue clearing out diseased Sycamore and thining under….
Wednesday, February 20th 2013
Another Sunny Day!
During their walk to complete the weekly jobs Michaela and Brian spotted a Hazel tree in the sunshine, covered in catkins. ….
Monday, February 18th 2013
New Reed Bed
Team Thursday began the day by varnishing parts of the duck raft. The group then headed down to the lake to plant some….
Thursday, February 14th 2013
More Snow!
Once again Foxglove has been transformed into a winter wonderland. Snow has fallen throughout the day, in places several….
Thursday, February 14th 2013
Fedging Your Bets!
Brash left over from forestry work was put to good use rather than put on the bonfire. The Tuesday volunteers used it to….
Tuesday, February 12th 2013
A Soggy Day!
Although the weather is so cold and wet and snowy things are stirring. Honeysuckle buds have burst and the first leaves….
Monday, February 11th 2013
Second Snow Bunting Session
A second training opportunity to catch and ring Snow Bunting was offered to the Foxgove bird ringers by the Tees….
Saturday, February 9th 2013
Winter Wetland Work
As the wind had dropped since yesterday we decided that it was a good idea to finish the work up on the Wetland. Gorse….
Friday, February 8th 2013
Managing the Mosaic
Foxglove Covert is well known for it's mosaic of habitats. These are very labour intensive and far more difficult to….
Wednesday, February 6th 2013
Winter Woodland Work
Wintery showers didn't deter the Foxglove mid-week volunteers who helped out with important woodland management. More….
Wednesday, February 6th 2013
February Work Day
Fifty eight eager volunteers turned out this morning to help with conservation work on the reserve. They were split….
Sunday, February 3rd 2013