Blog | Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve

Winter? Spring? Volunteers

Depending on which way you look the reserve could still be in the depths of winter: black clouds and no fresh green….

The sun gave warmth that defrosted the morning frost, but the chill of the night resulted in a poor moth trapping, only 4….

The day started early, I had to get in to have a chat with our contractor who was putting some drainage pipe in. It was a….

Where to start? Common Toads are still making their way back to the ponds and when the sun shines and the temperature….

Weather plays an important part in ringing and for the past six months it has been less than helpful. Today, sun, no….

It felt ages since I had walked the Woodland Trail above Risedale Beck, again a peaceful start. Signs of Otters prints and….

The morning routine showed the wetland to be nicely holding the water in places we want it held, at least until the next….

I am starting to form a sort of morning routine on coming in; put grain near the duck feeding platform, check the lake dam,….

It was another dull day as I drove into the reserve, the proposed re-surfacing work had not started so I was able to go through….