The railway land reserve now has a real autumn feel to it as the flora and fauna prepare for winter. The most dramatic change can be seen in the woodland as the leaves change from green to gold and red and a carpet of leaves is building up on the woodland floor. The main reason [...]
Despite the rain, the water levels remain low and so we have moved one of our underwater cameras to record activity around the bird feeder just under the Linklater Pavilion eave. This can be accessed in the 'live' section under bird feeder. If you see any special sightings, please let us know the date and [...]
While we have had a lot of wet and windy weather recently, it only takes a bit of sun to bring the nature reserve alive. Delicate butterflies avoid the harsh weather but as soon as there is a sunny spell they are on the wing, vising flowers to replenish their energy store. There are many types [...]
We have been keeping a close eye on the moorhen family in the ditch. They have been spending a lot of time in this location and we have been able to watch them on and off most days, apart from when the weather has been very poor. We are pleased to report that all four [...]
We can now confirm the identity of a fish we saw through the Heart of Reeds webcam as being a juvenile sea bass. This fish probably entered the reed bed when the winterbourne stream flooded into the reed bed. The sea bass would have entered the winterbourne stream from the nearby River Ouse, which is [...]
The teasels around the Heart of Reeds are now beginning to flower. Teasels have long tough stems with spines and the rib of the leaf is also protected by spines. This helps to protect the plant again grazing animals. The head of the teasel plant is cone-shaped and this is where the flowers appear, the [...]
Despite the rain, the water levels have now dropped to such an extent that we will shortly be removing the underwater cameras until the Autumn and will let you know if we manage to re-site them in the meantime. Meanwhile, our other two cameras are still working and we are seeing interesting activity on ditch [...]
We are back on line and I should just take this opportunity to praise the work of Tim Hall our IT consultant and Paul Webster our camera maintenance person (and much more!) for all the work they do behind the scenes. Pond cam is now as low as it can go and it may take [...]
We are aware that we have lost all cameras and are working on it as quickly as possible. Sorry.
We are aware that the low levels of water have upset our underwater cameras at the moment and we could do with some rain. The surface cameras are fine and we are going to boost the public library with more recorded images soon so please bear with us. The last few weeks have given us [...]
