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There were autumnal signs aplenty in October. A little grebe on the river on October 3rd, occasional meadow pipits and skylarks flying over (left), eight tufted duck and…

The large tags that have defaced the A2 bridge for so many years have vanished! Being in such an exposed and elevated location, they were an eyesore to walkers…

Our hay crop was cut on October 13th and rowed up a couple of days later, but in the early hours of the16th someone set light to it, creating this…

We’re delighted to have been given a Green Flag Award, the quality badge for green spaces. Jon Winder, Chair of Love Hambrook Marshes, said: “Hambrook Marshes this week…

An overflying flock of 26 greylag geese on September 21st was the highest count for six years. After being absent all summer, it was encouraging to see a…

At the far western end of Hambrook Marshes is the wooden Tonford footbridge, leading to a tarmac path over the level crossing and up Tonford Lane. Adjoining the bridge…

Hambrook Marshes, along with a number of other green spaces in the Canterbury district are gaining added protection under new legislation aimed at reducing anti-social behaviour. The marshes will…

Love Hambrook Marshes (LHM) was invited by Canterbury Business Improvement District (BID) to join their entry to the Royal Horticultural Society’s South and South East in Bloom competition. We’re…

Dog-owners who have recently treated your dogs for fleas – please don’t let them in the river! A chemical used in flea treatment contains a nerve agent called…

With less than summery temperatures, a definite hint of autumn hung in the air, a feeling accentuated by the sight of 31 goldfinches swirling up from a patch…