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Freeman’s Wood Volunteer Session: Sunday 29 June 2025

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Fairfield Association Minutes: 17 June 2025

Minutes of the Fairfield Association meeting held at the Tite & Locke

Fairfield Open Yardens “Thank You”

Thanks to everyone who helped make the Open Yardens weekend a great success.

Wildflower Meadows Exhibition: 17-21 June at the Storey

An exhibition exploring how meadows were recreated at Fairfield Nature Reserve using a mixture of traditional and modern techniques.

FFOG Minutes: 15 May 2025

Minutes of the Fauna, Flora and Orchard Sub-Group (FFOG) meeting held on 15 May 2025.

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

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

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

Latest Fairfield observations on iNaturalist

Pellucid Hover Fly

Pellucid Hover Fly
21 June 2025
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Raspberry Beetle

Raspberry Beetle
21 June 2025
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Green Dock Beetle

Green Dock Beetle
19 June 2025
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Cereal Leaf Beetle

Cereal Leaf Beetle
19 June 2025
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Hooded Dryomyza

Hooded Dryomyza
19 June 2025
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The Snout

The Snout
16 June 2025
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Wildlife BLOG

Snipe at Fairfield Guide

The Fairfield Association

We have just have set up a new web page all about “Snipe at Fairfield”.

Share Your Wildlife Observations

The Fairfield Association

The Fairfield Association have just set up an exciting new project to record some of the many observations being made of plants and wildlife in Fairfield Nature Reserve and in the Orchard.

Minibeast Hunt on Sunday 25 May 2025

The Fairfield Association

Because the ponds have dried out due to the recent weather, the planned pond dipping event is now going to be a minibeast hunt

Grasshopper Warbler

Dave Brookes

Calling from Anna’s Pool area at 11pm on Friday 16 May.

What’s On

Find out what’s happening

Special Events

Volunteer Sessions

Regular Meetings

Wildflower painting
Wildflower Meadows Exhibition: 17- 21 June at the Storey

Community Membership

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