Sadly, the poor weather during April & May has led to most of the rare orchids going to seed early. All Lady orchids were in…

I popped up to the reserve in the afternoon today to look for new orchids and to see if I could help out any visitors.…

Today 22 members of the London Natural History Society (LNHS) visited Hartslock for the orchids and all other wildlife. We had glorious, hot, sunny  weather…

Went up to the site today for a walk round – plenty to see, even though the wind was still a bit chilly. The hybrids…

Just popped up to the reserve, after a 2 week holiday abroad, to check the flowering situation. Looks like the recent rain has kept everything…

The first part of the mapping, where we try to locate all previously recorded rare orchids, has finished – many thanks to Becca and all…

Today I went up to the reserve with Becca, a good friend of mine and one of the on-site wardens from years gone by. We…

My birthday today and it’s Easter Sunday so I was determined to get out of the house and enjoy the Spring weather. The sun is…

On the March workparty Beryl & I had a tentative look at the orchid slope to see if anything was coming up. The weather this…

Every 6 months I have a walk round the site with Martyn Lane, the BBOWT Oxfordshire Reserve Manager and my main contact within the Trust.…