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Rutland Water – 12 June 2022
As with most of the reserves we’ve visited this year, it was three years since our last trip to Rutland…
Tideswell Dale – 1 June 2022
Fourteen of us, led by Helen Foley, set off in lovely bright sunshine with the birds in full song. The…
Burbage – 18 May 2022
We had perfect weather for our walk across the wild, boulder strewn moorland of the Upper Burbage Valley, dominated by…
Attenborough – 15 May 2022
We arrived at Attenborough just after 9am and the weather gods were again kind to us as the forecast rain…
Old Moor – 11 May 2022
We set off along the Trans-Pennine Trail in light rain, with chiffchaffs, willow warblers and wrens in full song. After…
A day of two halves
Getting up at 4.15 am can’t be anyone’s idea of fun but an early start was the only way we…
Padley Gorge – 7 May 2022
Starting early, at 8 am, 34 of us set off across the rustic wooden footbridge on a beautiful sunny spring…
A Royal Visit
Although I’m very unlikely to get the Queen coming to dinner, even in her Platinum Jubilee year, I was fortunate…
Burton Mere – 24 April 2022
Will Taylor, our youngest group member, has written this report on our trip to the Burton Mere RSPB reserve in…
Holmebrook Valley – 23 April 2022
It was nippy for late April and birdsong was certainly suppressed by the cool temperature but, undeterred and led by…
It’s all go in the garden
With all this good weather we had a few weeks ago, things were starting to buzz in the garden, and…
