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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 recorded local observations, see the Fairfield Nature Reserve Project on iNaturalist.

Deer and Fox

Deer and Fox!! On a quick walk round the reserve this morning, there was a fox in Lower … Read More

Deer

  Roe deer seen in the arable field this afternoon!

Hares and flowers

Three quite separate hares seen this afternoon in the Lower Sowerholme field. More wildflowers to report. My phone … Read More

Lapwings and Hare

  Two hare were visible in Lower Sowerholme on Sunday evening (10th May).   Yesterday (12th May), two … Read More

Recent Sightings

We saw a hare in Big Meadow on Sunday 3rd May and one in Flora Field today by … Read More

Hare

There was a hare in the West Field this afternoon.

Birds and flowers

Both swallows and house martins swooping over the Fauna field this afternoon. A tree sparrow sitting in the … Read More

Otters

Unfortunately I have not seen the otter family which others have seen on the canal. However whilst working … Read More

Another Hare

  I photographed this hare (‘Streaky’) yesterday evening from a long distance away (hence tacky photo), and as … Read More