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Upcoming Events

A roundup of all our upcoming events in the next month. All events are advertisied on the website, and booking is essential….

As we approach the winter equinox, the shortest day, I looked at what was around on the longest day. It was a hot summer. ….

After completing some indoor jobs we set off for a winter wander. The lake was still and there were plenty of Mallards….

Today has been a day for odd jobs around the reserve, including replacing stakes on leaning trees including this Cherry in….

More work in the coppice block today. This time we had a busy time pollarding four large Willow trees (before and after below),….

The Risedale Rangers have been learning how to start fires today up in the conifer woodland. Newspaper, dry wood, a few matches….

Today we got on and did a lot of the stump treatment in the coppice blocks we have been working in, killing off any Birch….

It was another frosty morning on the reserve, which turned into a surprisingly mild day. Today's job was a tidying up….

Members of the Swaledale Ringing Team took advantage of the calm, sunny weather and carried out a visit to Bellflask Fishery….