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October 2025
The key event this month was the 2-day visit to Aspect Nature Reserve by 120 year 7 (11-12 year olds) from The Gatwick School. The success of the trip is beautifully encapsulated in this photo of two of the young lads (who were attempting to do a bee-waggle dance). It is the happiest photograph I have ever seen, I think. It was a 2-day trip with many of the children staying overnight for some brave October camping (made all the more courageous as for many it was their first e
piersclark7
Oct 314 min read


September 2025
Last month, I shared our first-ever video of an American Mink. I was very excited to see it. However, the Mink is an invasive species in...
piersclark
Oct 14 min read


August 2025
Over the past 4.5 years we have had an average of 10 trail cameras on site. That’s 45 years of footage. However this is our first...
angusclark94
Aug 313 min read
July 2025
This is a Bechstein bat. They are absolutely stunning. It is one of the UK’s rarest and most endangered bat species. We captured her...
piersclark7
Aug 15 min read


June
Its grass snake season and they can be regularly found under the reptile refugia sheets My favourite woodland animals are Stoats and...
piersclark7
Jun 284 min read


May 2025
A baby badger exploring outside his sett Mum and Baby (baby is at the top of the shot, on top of the sett) I found this grass snake...
piersclark7
May 295 min read


April 2025
We have a new welcome sign for the site. Spring has now properly sprung and, as shown by this stop motion video (comprised from 3 photos...
piersclark7
May 25 min read


March 2025
Some great videos this month, including the absolute best ‘badger falling into a pond’ video. I promise you that you will laugh out loud....
piersclark7
Apr 203 min read
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