If You Go Down To The Woods Today…

You're sure of a big surprise as Sean and his team from Yorkshire Tree Specialists have certainly left their mark!

They have been felling mature conifer trees to make space for dormant wildflowers to grow.

The timber will be extracted over the next couple of weeks; the area will then be tidied up and all the brash burned before the plantation is made safe for reserve staff and volunteers to make good the upper paths which criss cross the extraction route.  At the moment part of the green route continues to be out of bounds due to this work.

Meet the team behind the forestry operations. Here they are enjoying a brew and a slice of cake from the Field Centre!

The garden at Foxglove has been teeming with birds today, at one time eleven Long-Tailed Tits were seen feeding. There have been many flocks of these beautiful birds around for sometime. At times this afternoon they struggled in the extreme windy conditions and on occasions their long tails were blown over their heads! It is incredible that such tiny, fragile animals can survive the cold winter months. Peanuts and fat seem to be their favourite food.