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…
We had an absolutely superb day on the reserve today, with glorious weather and a slightly chill wind. A few of the group went to…
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…
We had a really lovely Spring day for this workparty – the sun was shining but the wind kept the air a bit keen, so…
We usually do quite well for weather of workparties but this one was a bit drizzly. It wasn’t too bad though and it was our…
This was a real novelty because we actually had to cancel one due to heavy snow! I think this has only ever happened once before…
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.…