Blog | Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve

Bakewells, Banana Cake and Brushcutting!

A coffee morning was held this morning in Richmond Town Hall to raise vital funds for the reserve. 10 volunteers helped out….

People often ask what a typical day at Foxglove is like. The answer to that question is that there is never a typical….

Since the wetland hide was built, the vegetation around it has been growing unchecked. It had become so overgrown that the….

The still and misty weather conditions this morning created the perfect opportunity to ring more Redwings as their large….

Each season is different, spring is the harbringer of new birth and new life, autumn sees wildlife preparing for the….

The mid-week conservation task of clearing scrub was made a lot easier thanks to a helping hand from a group from the Catterick….

Over the past week, flocks of Redwing have been observed passing over the reserve. These beautiful small thrushes migrate….

In order to manage some of the habitats at the reserve, livestock are brought onto the land to graze. Conservation grazing….

Autumn is the time when all of the glades and meadows at the reserve are cut. One area close to Spigot Mere that is….