High Batts Nature Reserve
Today we celebrated 50 years of High Batts, 1973-2023, with a picnic at the Reserve. Talk by Mark Cocker Guest of honour Mark Cocker, award-winning naturalist and author, spoke on the theme of volunteering. He praised the work of High
Twelve members tackled Himalayan Balsam at the Muck-In Morning on Saturday 2nd July 2022 on the riverbank in Pennycroft. Pulling up invasive balsam is a tiring but rewarding and necessary task. Volunteers were serenaded by a Garden Warbler as they
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.
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and in line with the Government’s advice, we have cancelled all our events until further notice. This includes the Open Day, Members’ Muck-ins, and the workshops and guided walks. We will let members know when
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
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