We are now at the lowest point we can go with the underwater cameras but are getting some wonderful footage, especially in Heart of Reeds in which a big fish (we think a tench) has been seen as well as shoals of sticklebacks. All cameras are working well and it is interesting to see how [...]
You will see that we are experiencing a little difficulty on pond sub due to the water level dropping and also the Heart of Reeds camera is cloudy due to algae. These will be corrected on Monday and is another indication of just how dynamic these water sites are!
We are very sorry that the sound failed for the St Barts broadcast on Friday but we will have this fixed for Monday's broadcast at 1400 by Mile Oak school. Meanwhile, please be aware that we are going to a special broadcast for Rodmell school on Tuesday 9th June when we will read a story [...]
After a lot of hassle with faulty equipment which has now been replaced, Tim Hall and Paul Webster have done a fantastic job to get all 4 cameras back on line. We also expect to start our weekday live school broadcasts at 1400 from 4th - 19th June. These second visits explore more of the [...]
We are aware of problems that we have had with a couple of cameras and are working on them. We are also keeping a close eye on the build up of algae which can affect picture quality. This is such a new project that we are learning all the time! As for the public video [...]
The first session of school visits are now complete and we have had some great responses from both the children and the teachers. The live webcams have been providing the schools with a remote view of animal life at specific locations around the reserve. To build upon this, the first group of school visits gave [...]
All 4 cameras are now working again thanks to Paul Webster. The digest in the school zone is also starting to fill now and participating teachers are recommended to have a look at this.
We are still trying to get pond cam right and have had minor leaking problems of the casing but Paul Webster, who has done such an amazing job for us on the cameras and trenching, is on the case. John
Webcams are back working well, I hope, for everyone now. We have 3 webcams currently on-line.
We are working out how best to deal with condensation on pond cam and varyingwater levels at the moment so we have removed it for now BUT Heart of Reeds cam is working and so is Ditch cam and Pond surface cam has now come on stream. Huge thanks to Tim Hall and Paul Webster [...]
