Water Rail Heard
‘Water Rail heard in Upper Sowerholme this afternoon …
Sightings & Observations
All reported wildlife sightings and plant observations made on the Nature Reserve and in the Orchard. Reports include: birds, minibeasts, other animals, plants and flowers.
Teal and other Birds
Nine teal were spotted on the pond in West Field and at the feeding station today, on a very cold morning …
Recent Sightings from our Birding Volunteers
Recently we have recorded a variety of species around the feeding station …
Look out for the Fox
The group doing the snipe count on Monday also flushed a fox …
November Snipe Flush Count
Yesterday morning the first monthly Snipe flush count of the winter season was carried out …
News from the Feeding Station
Volunteers watching at the double gates have seen …
Barn Owl Seen Hunting
A barn owl has been seen hunting over the reserve at dusk most evenings of the last week …
The Wasp and the Fly
This is a solitary digger wasp, probably Genus Ectemnius. The hoverfly underneath it is its prey, which it has paralysed …
Pond Dipping
The North Lancashire Wildlife Group held a very successful pond dipping event in Flora Field at the end of August …
Water Scorpion
Water Scorpion found today in Flora Field ponds during pond-dipping session …