Fairfield Wildlife Blog

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.

Water lily

9 February 202412 June 2016

Water lilies have appeared in Alder Pond (Big Meadow) this summer. How I don’t know but if they … Read More

Barley crop

5 June 2016

This hare appreciates both our barley crop and the cover it gives!

Tawny Owl

8 November 20235 June 2016

These photos of a tawny owl were taken on the north side of Pony Wood by Dan … Read More

Wildflowers

9 February 20241 June 2016

At the end of April we planted 70 wild flower plugs in the wet part of the Hay … Read More

Flower matters

9 February 202418 May 2016

Last week I promised a photo of the cowslip growing in the Hay meadow. Of course when we … Read More

Hare, song thrush and butterflies

19 December 202318 May 2016

Yesterday afternoon we saw this brown hare in the arable field and the song thrush in Big Meadow. We … Read More

Brown hare

19 December 202317 May 2016

Hare sighting reported in the vicinity of the bee hives in Flora Field on Sunday,

Birds

8 November 202316 May 2016

A song thrush in the Big Meadow today and up above a single soaring swift. A pair of … Read More

Mistle thrushes

8 November 202314 May 2016

A pair of mistle thrushes active in Big Meadow yesterday afternoon.

Wildlife whilst ragworting

19 December 202311 May 2016

The joys of ragworting are limited but this morning we did have one or two good wildlife experiences. … Read More