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.…
I can’t pretend that it was a glorious sunny day – it drizzled heavily all morning, once we had actually got over to field 5.…