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What was seen in October?
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…
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.
October - Photography Competition Results
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.
Photography Competition Results – October 2023
Fabulous Fungi was the theme for October, and we received some astonishing entries!
October Photography Competition
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…
October photography competition results
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…
October photography competition results
The theme of this month’s photography competition was ‘Fabulous Fungi, and the images we received of these amazing organisms was incredible!
Spiny squat lobster
A bizarre half lobster/half crab, this squat lobster is one of the true stunners of the rocky shore!
Giant house spider
The giant house spider is one of our fastest invertebrates, running up to half a metre per second. This large, brown spider spins sheet-like cobwebs and pops up in the dark corners of houses,…
June photography competition results
The UK is home to an unbelievable fifty-nine species of butterfly and over two and a half thousand different types of moths, many of which are present in our region!