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How our animals stay warm in cold weather
With the recent cold weather and more forecast, we often get asked how our animals stay warm. There's no real art to keeping our birds and otter family warm; many techniques are down to their own adaptations. But there are some things we do and ways we
10 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 09/01/2024
Weather: Overcast/coldWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose (meadow) - 5Shelduck - 13Lapwing - 25Herring Gull - 54 (6 juvenile)Black-headed Gull - 15Kestrel - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationMagpie - 1Robin - 2Chaffinch - 4Blue Tit - 9Blackbird - 1Great Tit -
9 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 08/01/2024
Weather: Overcast/brightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 2Lapwing - 26Black-headed Gull - 15Herring Gull - 10Moorhen - 2Mallard - 4Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaNuthatch - 1Treecreeper - 1Bullfinch - 4Greenfinch - 1G
8 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 07/01/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 38Grey Heron - 3Mallard - 7Teal - 3Shelduck - 11Tufted Duck - 2Canada Goose - 1Carrion Crow (meadow) - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGreenfinch - 1Stock Dove - 2Blackbird - 2Goldf
7 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 06/01/2024
Weather: Overcast / frostyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesBuzzard - 1Lapwing - 47Shelduck - 16Herring Gull - 1 (flying over head)Moorhen - 2MeadowCanada Goose - 1Footpath:Siskin - 30+hawthorn wood Bird Feeding StationNuthatch - 1Great-spotted
6 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 05 / 01 / 2024
Weather: Overcast / drizzleRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTufted dick - 2Herring Gull - 20Lapwing - 60Greylag - 3Shelduck - 3Goosander - 1Canada Goose - 1Footpath:Siskin - 32Wren - 3 (mixed tit flock)Bullfinch -1Robin - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Fe
5 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/2024
Weather: bright / clearRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 1Shelduck - 6Grey Heron - 4Lapwing - 59Curlew - 1Goosander - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationStock Dove - 8Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Coal Tit - 2Blue Tit - 5Greenfinch
5 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 03/01/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 66Mallard Duck - 13Teal - 9Jay - 1 heard in treelineLittle Grebe - 1Shelduck - 4Goosander - 1 maleSparrowhawk - 1 maleCanada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfinch - 1Blu
3 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 02/01/2024
Weather - chilly and ClearWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 55Black Headed Gull - 5Grey Heron - 1Shelduck - 2Mallard - 14Teal - 2Moorhen - 5Greater black-backed Gull - 1Herring Gull - 26Carrion Crow - 2Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird FeedingBlue Tit - 7Great
2 January 2024
Exploring our wetlands in the rain
Have a wild adventure whatever the weather
2 January 2024
New Year's Day wildlife list
New Year's Day has been kicked off nicely with a wildlife count by volunteer Melissa. She found 37 bird species, 11 fungus, 10 flowering plants, 1 mammal (plus tracks of another 5) and 4 invertebrates! Here's her breakdown: Bird species Blue titBlackbir
1 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 01/01/24
Weather - Bright and ClearTide - HighWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 55Redshank - 5Grey Heron - 3Mallard - 13Teal - 13Black Headed Gull - 4Shelduck - 5Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird FeedingChaffinch - 8Coal Tit - 3Blue Tit - 10Nuthatch - 1Robin - 1Dunnoc
1 January 2024
Wildlife Sighting - 31/12/2023
Weather : ClearRiver Wear Tide Level : HighWader Lake SpeciesBlack headed gull - 1Greater black headed gull - 1Herring gull - 4Lapwing - 36Shellduck - 6Teal - 14(M) 7(F)Mallard - 11(M) 3 (F)Moorhen - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird FeedingGreat tit - 9Blue tit -
31 December 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 30/12/2023
Weather : overcast / frostyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 44Shelduck - 14Black headed Gull - 19Moorhen - 1Teal - 16Curlew - 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 8Great Tit - 6Coal Tit - 2Willow tit - 1 (Heard)Siskin - 2Tre
30 December 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 29/12/2023
Weather : Light winds / sunny / coldRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 8Shelduck - 18Black headed Gull - 9Herring Gull - 6Lapwing - 6Teal - 45Greylag Goose - 1Canada Goose - 2Mallard - 32Carrion Crow - 3Moorhen - 6Hawthorn Wood Bird Fee
29 December 2023