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30 lambs a leaping...
Summary: Chimney Meadows Nature Reserve has been home to a flock of Hebridean sheep over the long cold winter but as spring arrived so did a few new additions to the flock. Main image: read more
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May wildlife sightings at Aston Clinton Ragpits
Summary: Cowslips linger on, and only the arrival of the lovely chalk milkwort betrays the fact it is early summer. Main image: Written by Philip Townsend, Volunteer Warden at Aston Clinton Ragpits I...
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Introducing Meadow Farm
Summary: When I first visited Meadow Farm, I was full of anticipation because I’d heard how wonderful the site was - but nothing prepared me for the assault on my senses. Main image: Written by Colin...
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Get inspired at College Lake
Summary: Can you remember what it was that first sparked your interest in wildlife? Main image: Written by Maria Sturges, Administrative Officer College Lake I provide admin support to the College...
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Love is in the air...
Summary: Everywhere you look around… love is in the air… at every sight and every sound… feel free to sing along! Main image: read more
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Sunny walks on the silver-studded side
Summary: Visit one of our lowland heathland reserves on a sunny day this summer and you may be in for a pleasant surprise. These internationally important sites are home to a rare and beautiful...
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Cothill Fen; BBOWT’s Wildlife Supermarket
Summary: How often have you gone to the supermarket looking for something specific but bought a whole host of other items? Well that’s just what happened to me last week when I visited Parsonage Moor...
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Bloomin’ marvellous
Summary: Wildflowers are at a peak right now and we’re lucky to have them in abundance here at College Lake. From the common to the extraordinary, there is plenty of beauty on show if you take the...
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Felling trees isn't always bad
Summary: This summer is the perfect time for getting out to Moor Copse and Bowdown Woods to see how careful winter management has improved biodiversity. Main image: read more
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Chimney Meadows and Meadow Farm
Summary: A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet with Louise King, Estate Manager of Chimney Meadows and Lisa Lane, Upper Thames Living Landscape Manager. Main image: Written by...
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Celebrate Marine Week 2013
Summary: What a fantastic environment the sea is! From the sheltered natural harbours of the south coast, to the wild stormy seas off Shetland; we in Britain have a truly amazing diversity of wildlife...
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Toadlets on the move at College Lake
Summary: Visitors to BBOWT’s College Lake nature reserve near Tring have enjoyed a wildlife spectacular in recent days. Main image: Written by Neil Rowntree Senior conservation officer...
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Make hay when the sun shines
Summary: Someone once said, “Make hay when the sun shines”. They were not wrong, so that is exactly what has been happening at Meadow Farm over the past few weeks, taking full advantage of the good...
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July wildlife sightings at Aston Clinton Ragpits
Summary: The tall tor grass that bolted during the wet early part of the summer is now desiccated and tinder-dry. The orchids have all gone over. But the butterflies are prospering in this heat wave -...
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So what's it like to work with BBOWT?
Summary: It's probably fair to say that the general idea of work experience doesn't appeal to every young person - but as Jack and Elise found recently, working with BBOWT for a week can even leave...
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The badger cull is not a solution to bovineTB
Summary: With the two six-week pilot badger culls well underway in west Somerset and west Gloucestershire, there are a lot of heightened emotional responses from anti-cull protestors and farmers...
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Go wild in your garden at College Lake
Summary: Recently College Lake Wildlife Garden welcomed a host of families, all of whom were keen to learn more about going wild in their garden! Main image: Written by Catherine Reynolds, Community...
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Flying Dragons
Summary: Autumn is fast approaching, the blazing summer has finally given way, and the sun falls lower in our skies. There are those of us who refuse to admit defeat to strong winds, rainy days and...
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Having fun in the natural world
Summary: Children need to hold frogs and beetles, and have mud squelch between their toes, says Steve Backshall. Main image: Written by Wendy Tobitt Media and Campaigns Managerread more
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Autumn treats
Summary: The arrival of strong northerly winds and heavy rain has helped us wave a final goodbye to what has been a truly spectacular summer. Main image: read more
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