Something you don't see every day
One advantage of working outdoors for a lot of the time is that you do get to see a lot of wildlife.
Blashford Lakes Blog
News from the staff at Blashford Lakes nature reserve near Ringwood.
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First migrants
For the last few days it has been feeling distinctly spring-like and I have been expecting the first sand martin, little ringed plover and singing chiffchaff of the spring.
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