by Rob Tilsley | May 30, 2024 | Wildlife Diary, Wildlife Diary 2024
About our Wildlife Diary The 26 acre Lennon Legacy Project was purchased in 2001 with a generous legacy from the late Vivien Lennon. This unique nature reserve includes part of the River Ashburn which runs through a woodland valley, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon,...
by barnowl1998 | May 2, 2024 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary, Wildlife Diary 2024
The first Crosswort was seen flowering in the Main Field on the 1st of the month. The Orchid patch was still looking magnificent as were the Bluebells and the large patches of Greater Stitchwort in the rough grass. Three Wood Mice and a Slow worm were found when...
by barnowl1998 | Apr 9, 2024 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary, Wildlife Diary 2024
A Mandarin Drake was in the pool above the top bridge in Corner Wood on the 1st. On the 2nd there was a pair there and a Wood Mouse under the corrugated sheet nearest to the Top Field Shelter. The Mouse was there again on the 3rd and the 4thand has built a nest. A...
by barnowl1998 | Mar 5, 2024 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary, Wildlife Diary 2024
Blackthorn was blossoming in the Pennsland Lane hedge on the 1st, a week after the Blackthorn in the Kiln Close hedge started. Mowing of the winter bird food crop continued and whilst driving the tractor, David saw a Shrew and two Field Voles, one taken by a Buzzard....
by barnowl1998 | Feb 5, 2024 | Wildlife Diary, Wildlife Diary 2024
We very rarely see Rabbits on the LLP despite them being often seen on neighbouring land in the valley. Most of their signs are droppings on the path in the Main Field near the First Field Shelter. However, Mateo spotted quite a few at night with the thermal imager in...
by Alan Lewis | Jan 9, 2024 | Wildlife Diary, Wildlife Diary 2024
We began the month as we ended December – unusually mild, wet and windy with the first 4-days bringing a total of 106.6mm of rain. On the 7th the temperature dropped dramatically, and we had frost and ice. The ground at the top of the Main Field and through all the...
