If you need a respite from all the work parties at Ogston Reservoir, or perhaps want to help out but can only come at the weekend, then please consider joining the next work party at the Jim Mart Nature Reserve. … Continue reading
A Dipper was seen flying up and down the brook during the morning, by Dick Johnson. This was the first record of Dipper for the reserve.
With the good weather continuing into October, butterfly transect recording has continued beyond the normal 26 week period. In week 28 the reserve produced a good turnout of butterflies for Nikki Mahadevan with 3 Comma, 2 Red Admiral and 9 … Continue reading
The week 25 and week 26 transect walks were reported by Nikki Mahadevan. For week 25 see Nikki’s earlier post headed 20th September (the Common Blue mentioned was unfortunately outside of the transect recording area). Nikki produced two records for … Continue reading
The trap was set up by the garden hedge at the hide end on the evening of 3rd October. Only one moth was attracted by the trap, 1 Angle Shades, and this was on the outside of the trap in the … Continue reading
After the Indian Summer experienced throughout most of September it was feeling autumnal for this month’s walk, with one person wisely deciding to wear gloves. The dry conditions, good visibilty and absence of wind made the Ashover Hay circuit a … Continue reading
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Blue tit, GS Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon, Long-tailed tit, Great tit, Blue tit, Buzzard, House Martin, Wren. 1 Small Copper, 1 GV White, 3 Red Admiral, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Peacock, 1 Comma, 4 Speckled Wood, 1 Common Blue. (The majority of the … Continue reading
Sightings from this morning’s work party members: Birds: Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Common Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Jay, Long-tailed Tit, Mallard, Moorhen, Raven, Robin, Woodpigeon. Butterflies: Comma (basking on Broad-leaved Pondweed in the Bottom Pond), Red Admiral, Small … Continue reading
Another pleasantly sunny morning greeted this month’s work party of three members. The main task of gathering in and carting away this year’s ‘hay’ cut was completed with sufficient time to spare to go over the ground again, raking in … Continue reading
If you are disappointed at not being available to attend the first of the autumn work parties at Ogston Reservoir, or perhaps are just nursing a ‘guilty’ conscience, this can be remedied by joining the next work party at the … Continue reading
