Protecting and improving green spaces in Lancaster
News, observations and updates about what is happening with wildlife in the Nature Reserve and in the Orchard. For more recorded local observations, see the Fairfield Nature Reserve Project on iNaturalist.
A single, female, row deer spotted crossing West Field on the morning of 12th July.
On ragworting duty again yesterday, this time venturing into the marsh in Big Meadow.
Good clumps of meadow vetchling
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and also a common spotted orchid:
But a rather better specimen found later in the Hay Meadow:
Wandering around this morning digging out ragwort from the very dry marsh. (More than expected, but still on the decline overall.)
Could some-one identify this for us please
The volunteers this morning discovered this bird’s nest and the shells of nine eggs, all hatched safely we … Read More
The roses in the hedge at the Cromwell Road end of the Fauna footpath are looking stunning this … Read More
A patch of white heads have recently appeared on the east side of Cromwell’s Pond (Hay Meadow). Through binoculars, … Read More
A couple more sightings from Michael: Stoat seen running around the Orchard stones Sunday morning, and three hares … Read More
Whilst trying to find rogue Spanish bluebells this morning we heard bird alarm calls and looked up to … Read More
