Hobbies in action, Osprey still present and a brief Red Kite

A mini heat wave sees many dragonfly on the wing and a classic early autumn Snipe influx and early duck arrivals.

The results of our August photography competition are in! This month's theme was ‘Dragonflies and Damselflies’, and we received a wonderful selection of images. These multi-coloured,…

The osprey first spotted a few weeks ago is still around at Brockholes - fantastic news!

An Osprey hangs around and birds move through on their southerly journey.

Arrivals, departures and autumn movements - our sightings this week from The Look Out.

July saw us experience some extremely changeable weather conditions, from torrential rain to glorious summer sun. However, as the month progressed and summer began to tighten its grip, July ended…

It's that time of year when the Summer weather starts to show signs of Autumn, with wind and rainstorms a feature of the last week or so (although as I write, it's full Summer again…

It's a warm one this week! Top news is the sighting of Common Sandpiper chicks and the reserve's third Ruddy Darter and regular sightings of White-letter Hairstreak butterfly.

Lots of bird activity around the reserve, wildflowers blooming and insect life to be investigated.