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Congratulations to Francesco Stancato, whose atmospheric shot is the winning entry in the winter edition of our quarterly photography competition! You can see more of Francesco’s photography on facebook…

Parts of the Marshes were flooded for much of the month, due to frequent and heavy rain, encouraging gulls to congregate in the fields at times; a group…

Undoubtedly the highlight of the month was a pair of stonechats in Tonford field on the 22nd. This delightful little bird (right) used to be a semi-regular winter…

If you notice that the bin by the Wincheap footbridge urgently needs emptying, there’s a new way to report it to the council. The bin now has a…

A new set of fenceposts has been installed around Tonford field. The old posts were only five years old but a large number were rotting at the base…

Have you ever wondered what the big, black, metal pipe across the river is for?  It was installed in the 19th century as part of a Victorian water…

Vegetation has been cleared from both flights of steps up to the viewpoint to make them safer. Encroaching bramble, nettles and scrub are regularly cut back on each…

Love Hambrook Marshes has been selected as a local cause for the Co-op’s Local Community Fund. If you are a Co-op member, please select LHM as your local…

The winner of our first photography competition, with the theme of autumn, was Ralph Lombart. Congratulations to Ralph! His reward is his winning photo featured as our website…