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So Many Toads!

Today is the first day of astronomical spring or spring equinox and there was definitely a feel of spring in the….

Over the last few days the temperature has been gradually rising and the warm sunny spells have lured the Common Toads out….

With continuing Ash Dieback works, the amount of brash to deal with is ever increasing. Instead of burning all of the branches….

When the sun has been shining, the frog's chorus has been heard loud and clear both in the scrapes and in the ponds along….

One of the Foxglove volunteers has been working hard at home during the lockdowns to craft bespoke wildlife homes and feeders.….

Work in the Willow coppice is now complete and the site has been left to regenerate. It looks quite drastic but will soon….

The Hebridean (and one Shetland) sheep seem to be finding plenty to eat at Plover's Pool as the grass is beginning to….

Sadly, many of the Ash trees at Foxglove have succumbed to Ash Dieback. According to the Woodland Trust this will kill….