
BIODIVERSITY EMERGENCY DECLARATION
Biodiversity – the interconnected variety of plant and animal species – is in deep trouble. As habitats disappear because of ever-increasing development, or deteriorate because of damaging agricultural…
Biodiversity – the interconnected variety of plant and animal species – is in deep trouble. As habitats disappear because of ever-increasing development, or deteriorate because of damaging agricultural…
2023 is the year in which the trustees review the five-year management plan, with the opportunity to change the direction of management in light of our experience since…
Six southern marsh orchids were present in the usual spot, three more have just been found nearby, and a further two were stumbled upon in Tonford Field. The…
The question on everyone’s lips is “Has it really gone?” They are, of course, referring to the ring-necked parakeet that had made Hambrook Marshes its home since August 2021,…
The first of the cattle arrived on May 14th, but their stay proved short-lived, as two promptly leapt a fence and headed off towards Chartham. Fortunately, a passerby…
The solitary great crested grebe was still present on Tonford Lake at the end of the month, strengthening hopeS that its mate was secreted on a nest amongst…
In a notably wet March, the fields turned quite splashy again, and on March 10th a flock of 32 black-headed gulls and five herring gulls were feeding in…
Spring is definitely in the air, as demonstrated by tufts of snowdrops on the river bank, occasional flowering lesser celandine, and a great spotted woodpecker heard drumming on…
Highlight of the month was a complete restoration of the willow maze over two days, with the help of students from the Foundation Learning department of Canterbury College,…
An excitement this month was the presence of a goosander on the river. Goosanders are sawbills, with serrated beaks that enable them to grasp fish more firmly. They are fairly…
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