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Hare

A brown hare observed running across the Flora field this morning. Plus four pheasants in the field. They, … Read More

Partridge

I was in the Flora Field yesterday checking the clearing of the wild flower margin when I disturbed … Read More

Tree Sparrows

We are regularly seeing tree sparrows on our feeder in the back garden on Aldcliffe Rd, today saw … Read More

Harvesting

Walkers along the Pads footpath and the canal towpath will be aware that the arable crop has been … Read More

Bird sightings by Richard

Drip’s last post mentioned that a group of FOG members went round the reserve with Richard Storton from … Read More

More wildflowers

Several us went on a very interesting tour of the Nature Reserve today with Richard Storton, our advisor … Read More

Flora Field hare

I went out for a quick look at the arable field about 6.30pm last night. Lovely bright evening … Read More

Baby Lapwings

Shirley and I rescued two baby lapwings from the pads path this afternoon, about 3pm. They were running … Read More

Shell duck

Not only a couple of oyster catchers in the Arable Field this afternoon but a shell duck. It … Read More

Mystery bird

Paul and I were struggling to identify a bird in Flora Field on Sunday evening. It was down … Read More