New Visitors, New Turf

The day began with a visit to the shops to get some lard for the bird feeders we were doing with an education group today.….

Friday, March 31st 2017

Walk, Mini-beasts and Wetlands

Coming in this morning I was greeted to a fairly common occurrence at Foxglove, a sighting of Roe Deer. Sadly by the time….

Thursday, March 30th 2017

Small is Beautiful

This afternoon on our Small is Beautiful event we explored a small, overlooked world, including looking for lichen and marvelling….

Wednesday, March 29th 2017

It’s the Final Countdown!

Today with our team of Tuesday volunteers we did what we hope to be the final push on this year’s coppice block. The….

Tuesday, March 28th 2017

A Fond Farewell to the Exmoors

On this sunny weekend we sadly said goodbye to Sky and Sydney the Exmoor Ponies who had become a feature on the Moorland….

Monday, March 27th 2017

First and Last?

Members of the bird ringing team opened the nets this morning and caught the first summer migrant , a Chiffchaff. ….

Sunday, March 26th 2017

Little Grebes

The Little Grebes (Dabchicks) had been seen on the lake but I had not spotted them until sitting quietly in the hide I noticed….

Saturday, March 25th 2017

Spring Work in the Sun!

What a contrast to the wintery weather of Wednesday when we had 70 mm of snow and a maximum of 1 degree followed….

Friday, March 24th 2017

Exciting Education Events

Our Thursday team of volunteers helped with lots of jobs today (thank you all) including repairs to signage, tidying the….

Thursday, March 23rd 2017

A Step Back into Winter

On arrival at work the snow was about 3 inches deep, but even then it had started to thaw, with massive clumps of snow falling….

Wednesday, March 22nd 2017

Many Helping Hands

We are very fortunate here at Foxglove to have brilliant, dedicated and friendly volunteers helping us to keep the reserve….

Tuesday, March 21st 2017

Equal Night

The word equinox is Latin for “equal night”. The Spring Equinox is the official first day of spring, and today….

Monday, March 20th 2017

Same Time, Same Place

This time last year the blog recorded the willow in blossom along the fence near the access gate.  The sun was bright….

Sunday, March 19th 2017

Out and About with a Camera

Early mornings at Foxgove can be very quiet, with hardly a sound to be heard and not much out of the ordinary to photograph. ….

Saturday, March 18th 2017

Something Out of Place

While over towards the wetland today I spotted something that was out of place. Can you see it too – what’s odd….

Friday, March 17th 2017

Work for Spring Rising

It is no surprise that on Tuesday volunteer day we were still clearing up areas from the recent tree works. Our first priority….

Tuesday, March 14th 2017

Doing and Observing

After a busy weekend at the reserve our weekend managers, Sandra and Leanne, carried out the various checks….

Monday, March 13th 2017

Winter is Coming!

I received an email from Stacey giving us some news and photographs.  Technology is amazing as I have said before -….

Sunday, March 12th 2017

Around and About

Redpolls and Siskin topped the list of birds processed today.  Some of the male Redpolls are looking very red. Siskins….

Saturday, March 11th 2017

Sunglasses and Spring Sunshine.

It was a glorious sunny day today – a day to enjoy being outdoors, which we did with enthusiasm! With help from the….

Thursday, March 9th 2017

Spot the Moth!

This morning was a typical Wednesday morning here at Foxglove in that it started by collecting, identifying, photographing….

Wednesday, March 8th 2017

Spring is in the Air!

In the wake of our Winter Worky Day on Saturday, today we were back continuing the tidy up around the reserve. A lot….

Tuesday, March 7th 2017

Nest Box Inspection

We mentioned on the blog last Tuesday (28th Feb) that our camera nest box was selected for roosting in by a blue tit. Well,….

Monday, March 6th 2017

Spring is on its Way!

At the meeting yesterday people recorded what they felt was important to them about Foxglove and there were many positive….

Sunday, March 5th 2017

Last Winter Worky Day of the Season

When we need the extra push to get to the end of our winter habitat works we can always rely on our dedicated volunteers….

Saturday, March 4th 2017

Insufficient Numbers for a Labour.

The presence of some of the wildlife at Foxglove is more often deduced from signs than confirmed by sightings. For example….

Friday, March 3rd 2017

Photo Caption Needed!

What a day! Our Thursday volunteer team were in and we got loads done! Our Tuesday and Thursday volunteer teams provide invaluable….

Thursday, March 2nd 2017

Drains and Chippings

It finally feels like we are coming to an end for this coppice block. With nearly all the willow coppiced or pollarded it….

Wednesday, March 1st 2017