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FFOG Minutes: 10 July 2025

Minutes of the Fauna, Flora and Orchard Sub-Group (FFOG) meeting held on 10 July 2025.

Volunteer Work Party: Saturday 9 August 2025

Our next Saturday volunteer session will take place on 9 August at 10 am.

Fairfield e-News Bulletin No.1

This is a short summary of what has happened over the previous two months along with news about upcoming events and activities.

Lucy Brook Restoration Project

We have an exciting new project to encourage more wildlife at the Nature Reserve and need to hear your thoughts to help our funding bid.

Latest Fairfield observations on iNaturalist

Ichneumonid Wasps

Ichneumonid Wasps
24 August 2025
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Common candy-striped spider

Common candy-striped spider
24 August 2025
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Turnip Sawfly

Turnip Sawfly
24 August 2025
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Cystiphora sonchi

Cystiphora sonchi
24 August 2025
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Sloe Bug

Sloe Bug
24 August 2025
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Straw Dot

Straw Dot
24 August 2025
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Our Green Spaces

The Fairfield Association in Lancaster is now responsible for around 50 acres of land including: 

Fairfield Nature Reserve
Fairfield Nature Reserve
Fairfield Community Orchard
Fairfield Community Orchard
Fairfield Playground
Fairfield Green and Playground
People attending the stalls, treasure trail and BBQ at the Triangle in the sunshine
Aldcliffe Road Triangle

Fairfield Cycle HUB

The Fairfield Cycle Hub provides secure bike storage for local residents as well as public access maintenance and temporary bike parking facilities

Spaces for 12 bikes

£25 a year

Waiting list

find out more
Fairfield Cycle Hub side view

Wildlife observations

Fairfield Nature Reserve iNaturalist project

Fairfield Nature Reserve now has a special projects page on iNaturalist. It includes:

latest observations

species lists

observation map

Go to the project Page

Get started with iNaturalist

As well as the website, there is also a free iNaturalist app for phones.

Learn how to make observations using iNaturalist

Wildlife BLOG

Noctule Bat

Noctule Bat seen feeding over Flora Field

Snipe Sightings

Two Snipe seen feeding in Alder Pond

Two hares in West Field

Two hares in West Field this morning

July Observations on iNaturalist

We had 59 different species recorded on iNaturalist for July 2025.
How to report a sighting to the blog

What’s On

Find out what’s happening

Special Events

Volunteer Sessions

Regular Meetings

See the Calendar
Fairfield Association AGM 2025
Fairfield Association AGM: Tuesday 23 September 2025

Community Membership

Keep in touch with what is going on and see how you can help. Membership is free.

Membership information