Uncategorized

At the Muck-In Morning on 11th September 2021, the volunteers raked cut grass in the Pennycroft area. It was then forked up into the High Batts dumper truck and taken off to be composted. There are several reasons for cutting

From 19th July 2021, Covid rules have been relaxed, but as infections are increasing, the government has urged caution. Because of this, at High Batts we will retain rules about the number of people allowed in the hides at any

A team of fifteen motivated volunteers turned out for a Balsam Bashing themed Muck-In Morning on Saturday 26th June 2021. In reality, the balsam is pulled up by its roots rather than bashed. Pulling it up is likely to be

Our sincere apologies to those members who visited the Reserve following the promised opening of the hides on Monday 17th May, only to find them inaccessible. It was simply human error – we cannot blame the gremlins – which meant

A recent article in Inkcap Journal explores underwater recordings as a non-invasive way of measuring pond diversity. Bristol-based freshwater ecology scientist Jack Greenhalgh has been practising ecoacoustics in a pond in suburban Bristol. He uses a hydrophone to assess the

We are pleased to be able to confirm that the viewing hides will open again on 17th May 2021, when the next easing of Covid restrictions comes into force. There will be some changes to use to meet the legal

The sun shone on the 17 members helping at the Muck-In Morning on Saturday 24th April 2021. One team painted fences, and a second (pictured, below) was tasked with weaving willow into frames. The third team (above) put up supports

Seventeen members came along for the Muck-In Morning to help with tasks including fence-painting, erecting supports and weaving willow fencing, reclaiming stakes and sorting tree-guards, and moving the mobile hide.

Saturday 27th March was bright and breezy. Volunteers cheerfully tackled tasks including coppicing and fence-painting. Caroline kindly brought along some surplus food from Ripon Community House, which was much appreciated.

Volunteers present for today’s Muck-In Morning were split into two work parties. One was tasked with creating vertical banks in sandy soil, to provide suitable places for digger wasps to nest. The other party removed mesh guards from saplings in