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Fairfield Wildlife Blog

News, observations and updates about what is happening with wildlife in the Nature Reserve and in the Orchard. For more local observations, see the Fairfield Nature Reserve Project on iNaturalist.

For bird sightings also see the latest Fairfeld sightings on the Lancaster and District Birdwatching Society sightings forum.

Little Owl

Report by Jonathan Little owl sitting on fence post in Admiralty wood, then flying into oak trees with … Read More

Another hare sighting

Quite a number of sightings have been reported recently of brown hare in Flora Field, but yesterday’s view … Read More

Orchids

Two summers ago, the Hay Meadow acquired its first orchids – a little patch of Common Spotted Orchids, probably … Read More

Hares and owl

Thursday 22 June around 8.30 p.m. – two hares at the edge of the arable field below Pony … Read More

Roe Deer

I took this photo at 5.20 a.m. on the 19th June. The two roe deer were in our … Read More

Little owl???

Whilst on a walk along the Pads footpath this afternoon one of the regular dog walkers reported to … Read More

Dragonfly nymph

A nymph of the Common Darter dragonfly, photographed near Alder Pond by Linda Renshaw of North Lancashire Wildlife Group. Looking … Read More

Roe deer

Seen yesterday late afternoon, a lone, young, roe deer in the arable field.