Bonkers for conkers
Autumn brings with it treasures, wrapped up in a lovely spikey shell. Find out more about conkers.
Autumn brings with it treasures, wrapped up in a lovely spikey shell. Find out more about conkers.
January is always good for birds at Abberton Reservoir: a birding hotspot whose powerful flame often burns brightest when temperatures are at their lowest.
Celebrate the shortest day of the year in the woods!
Well, we got some rain! This week we passed the 1,000 tree mark of the 5,500 we are planting this winter in various hedgerows around the reservoir paths.
We have begun this winter's tree planting! It wasn't the best start. The weather has been extremely dry, and the ground of the area we are working in is particularly stony and hard.
October has been a relatively mild month here at Abberton, but the reserve is still changing into its autumn colours.