Blog: Nature reserves

Blog

Sedge Warbler © David Kilbey

Winnall Moors in April

Tom, one of the wardens for Winnall Moors does his rounds on a Friday morning. He shares his experiences with us here.

British white cow on Bramshot Heath

Wildlife and wildfires

This spring was unusually cold and dry, conditions which had a severe impact on wildlife. Some parts of the country received almost no rainfall in April and below-average levels in March too. June…

Ivy on a tree

The importance of ivy

Ivy has an image problem. For decades people have believed that ivy damages buildings and is a parasite to trees with little wildlife benefit. All this could not be further from the truth.

cowslips

Colourful cowslips

What colour comes to mind when you think of spring? Maybe it’s the fresh green of new leaves budding from trees and shoots pushing up from the ground, or the fizz of white spring blossom in…

Frog swimming surrounded by frogspawn

Winnall Moors in March

Tom, one of the wardens for Winnall Moors does his rounds on a Friday morning. He shares his experiences with us here.

Pamber Forest © Mark Emery

International day of forests

The 21st March is the International Day of Forests, which is the perfect time to celebrate some of our wonderful woodland nature reserves

Common dog violet at Blashford Lakes nature reserve

Spring has sprung

Have you felt the change in the air in the past week? As the temperatures rise nature is awakening from its winter slumber and new life is appearing in every hidden corner.

Barton Meadows Nature Reserve

What is a nature reserve?

If you’ve ever visited a nature reserve, you’ll know how special they can be. Nature reserves are treasure troves of wildlife wonders, often hosting exciting rarities which had sadly become…

Tags

See all blog posts