Off for a tasty snack?
Earlier this evening there was a tawny owl calling from the top of the (virtually) dead oak tree … Read More
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.
December Winter Flush Count
Graham, Paul and I went for our monthly winter wander through the fields and marshes of Fauna this … Read More
Cattle in Flora
Walkers down the Pads footpath will have noticed the cattle in the ex-Gleesons Field following our opening of … Read More
Hedgehog
Hedgehog seen shuffling down Big Meadow parallel to the Pads footpath on the afternoon of 22nd November
Heron in Cromwell’s Pond
A heron was one of the first birds to take advantage of the new Fauna reserve. Almost as … Read More
Bird records
On 3rd November a Perigrine Falcon flew low near Cromwell Pool. This may be a new record for … Read More
Pheasant (and that jay)
A red pheasant observed in the Big Meadow alongside Lucy Brook this afternoon. And there was that jay … Read More
A wonderful day for a walk through the marshes
Graham couldn’t have a picked a more glorious morning for doing a winter flush count in Fauna. Paul … Read More
Jay
Two definite sightings of a jay in the Orchard on 28th and 29th October