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Covid Restrictions Begin to Ease

Buzzards, camera trap

Muck-In Sessions With the beginning of easing of lock down we are able to plan some Members’ Muck-In sessions, to give us a bit of a boost, as our maintenance work is behind schedule because our volunteer teams have been much reduced.

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Storm Christophe

Flooding at High Batts

High Batts had to close on 20th January 2021 when Storm Christophe brought flooding to the Reserve. It reopened again on 27th January 2021.

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Muck-In 19th December 2020

Muck-In Morning 19th December 2020

Around 20 people attended the Muck-In Morning on Saturday 19th December. There was lots of enthusiasm and Christmas spirit, and many hands made light work of the tasks. Underneath the elm trees near the Pond Hide, hazel grows. The volunteers

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Open Day 2019

Hedgehog Rescue Ripon

We had a great day on 27th October 2019 at our autumn Open Day. Most of the visitors were new to the Reserve, and enjoyed the guided walks and displays. Children’s activities included the chance to climb onto one of

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Another award for IATS

MPA award for IATS

Our In at the Start project was the runner-up and highly commended in the Innovation category of the annual Biodiversity Awards run by the Mineral Products Association. We were up against stiff opposition from seven other projects, so are delighted

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Events programme 2020

Brimstone

We’re now planning our events programme for 2020. Our programme for 2019 was well-supported by members who had a great time and learned a lot – as you can see from the photos in this post taken by those who

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Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union visit

YNU at High Batts

We were delighted to host a field excursion from the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union in mid-July 2019. The day was dedicated to surveying the species found on the Reserve and on Pennycroft, an exercise which has added greatly to our records.

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Dawn Walk

Little ringed plover on dawn walk

We had a great Dawn Walk on 5th May 2019, to mark International Dawn Chorus Day. It was a bit overcast, but the birds were in good voice and we had some nice sightings. They included a pair of little

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In at the Start Spring 2019

(Originally posted Spring 2019). Our project is into its second year, and our species monitoring programme has just begun. This year, we are extending our activities to include moths, some insects, and mosses and liverworts. We are very grateful to

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Members’ Muck-in March 2019

Muck-in 9th March 2019

(Originally posted March 2019). We had a really successful Muck-in Morning on 9th March 2019. Seventeen members turned up in the damp and drizzle, and donned yellow jackets for a session of cutting back around the Mound viewing area and

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