My dirty weekend
What’s a little bit of mud between friends? Gary, Nathan, Tony and Adrian love getting stuck into volunteering – and it gives them an excuse to get a little bit mucky.
What’s a little bit of mud between friends? Gary, Nathan, Tony and Adrian love getting stuck into volunteering – and it gives them an excuse to get a little bit mucky.
The chestnut-brown bank vole is our smallest vole and can be found in hedgerows, woodlands, parks and gardens. It is ideal prey for owls, weasels and kestrels.
Whether you work at home or just want to feel closer to nature, this blog discusses the experiences of a home worker volunteering at the beautiful Brockholes Nature Reserve. It may be just the…
Volunteer Rangers are our eyes and ears out on the reserve.
The role involves patrolling the nature reserve and carrying out daily checks as well as being on hand to assist in emergencies…
This rare anemone lives up to its name with a spectacular display of long, white tentacles.
Golden banks of common rock-rose make a spectacular sight on our chalk and limestone grasslands in summer. A creeping shrub, it is good for bees, moths and butterflies.
Male capercaillies perform spectacular communal displays in spring, gathering in woodland clearings to parade around, fanning their magnificent tail feathers and making strange gulping and…
A couple of years ago Nick took the plunge and bought into a bird watching holiday company, and at a stroke his hobby became his livelihood.
Siti and Amin love visiting Stocker’s Lake for a walk at the weekend. It’s just 15 minutes from where they live in Rickmansworth. The great outdoors is right on your doorstep.
Mahesh doesn’t get much time to see Tanvi during the week so weekend adventures with outside are a must.
Brockholes has a packed and varied programme of events and activities running throughout the year for visitors of all ages from tots to grown ups!
We run lots of children’s activities,…
May has brought us some spectacular sightings at Brockholes!