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Wildflowers

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

Flower matters

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

Wildlife whilst ragworting

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

Teal and primroses

Five teal on Alder Pond yesterday. There are also primroses in flower in Pony Wood and lots of … Read More

Plough the fields and scatter

Mick forwarded this photo of the Flora field being ploughed on 1st April. The crop and wildflower seed … Read More

Deer, birds and flowers

Three sightings of roe deer today, two very definite ones of a single deer running through Lower Sowerholme … Read More

A couple of new flowers

Here are a couple of flowers not observed on the Reserve before. Marsh lousewort in Carr House Meadow … Read More

Butterfly and flowers

I am not good on butterflies but the Bio-Blitz people assure me this is a comma. The fodder … Read More

Hares and flowers

Two sightings of brown hares this morning in the Grammar School fields. They were some distance apart so … Read More

More flowers

I am noticing more flowers virtually every day. Sorry to be a bore but just for the record: … Read More