A Few From The Last Couple of Days

Canada geese with chicks

Gooseander and chicks

ditto

Jay

Willow Warbler

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Holly Blue

Huntingdonshire District Council run nature reserve along with the volunteers at Paxton Pits. I have posted some pictures offsite of how they keep the general public and dogs out of sensitive areas and children safe at the dipping pond. At the moment it is 78 Hectares and in the next 10 years will expand to 280 hectares. All the brushwood fences are made from timber cut on site from managed areas all for the benefit of wildlife.

Working Party

On Thursday May 26th there will be a working party on site.

Remember that the Footbridge will be closed so please enter the site via the Brighouse or Elland end for 09:30

Eggs dotted around the reserve????

Spotted a couple of eggs on the paths at the reserve on Saturday, have they just been predated by the magpies or crows?

Goosander Family Outing

Spotted the female goosander on the river by the cabins with 12 young!!!

Not Quite What You Expect When You Top Up The Feeders

Crowther Footbridge Closure

The footbridge will now close on Monday May 23th between 8am and 6pm for approx 4 weeks. It will be open all weekends.

Crowther bridges at the Reserve

Dear all,
You will know that the Crowther Road Bridge is closed until later in the year. Crowther Footbridge will also be closed shortly and there will be no access to Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve during working hours for pedestrians. The only access will be along the canal from Brighouse end (Avocet), or Elland and Rastrick.
During the evenings and all weekends the footbridge will be open as normal. The footbridge will be closed for approximately 4 weeks whilst the road bridge is demolished.

Watch your feet in the viewing area!!

This little vole was running over my boots this morning! Lots of redpolls coming in, had 6 at one time. Jays, magpies, blue and great tits, dunnock, robins, chaffinch, reed buntings and lots of bullfinches.