What was seen in October?
After a damp start to the month with Boilton Wood flooding, October turned out to be the start of a crisp, bright autumn, with lots of wonderful wildlife to be seen around the reserve.
After a damp start to the month with Boilton Wood flooding, October turned out to be the start of a crisp, bright autumn, with lots of wonderful wildlife to be seen around the reserve.
Despite the somewhat damp and dismal weather experienced this month, October has nevertheless been an outstanding month for wildlife out on Brockholes Nature Reserve. Here are some of our top…
With damp, cold weather comes a foray of fungi, carpeting the woodland floor and covering tree stumps and trunks - the perfect environment for October's Photography Competition.
Fabulous Fungi was the theme for October, and we received some astonishing entries!
The Dark bush-cricket, as its name suggests, is dark brown or reddish. It can be found in woodlands, hedgerows and gardens throughout summer. Its irregular chirpings are a familiar sound of summer…
October has seen our reserves undergo a dramatic transformation, as autumn has arrived with purpose. Whilst this delightful change has taken place, we have observed our reserves morph into a rich…
The dark green fritillary is actually an orange butterfly with black spots. It gets its name from the dark green hue to the undersides of its hindwings. A strong flier, it can be seen on open,…
This month's photography competition was all about ‘fabulous fungi’, these amazing organisms make up an entire kingdom of their own, and with over 15,000 species present in the UK there are…
The theme of this month’s photography competition was ‘Fabulous Fungi, and the images we received of these amazing organisms was incredible!
A large portion of our woodlands are suffering with a fungal disease called Ash Dieback.