Rutland Water Nature Reserve
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30 Days Wild: A blog by Osprey Volunteer Sally-Ann
What have you been getting up to for 30 Days Wild? Here volunteer Sally-Ann shares her experience of volunteering on the osprey project at Rutland Water. The magic of ospreys: volunteering at Rutland Water I am a volunteer on the osprey reintroduction project at Rutland Water. I’m one of an army of volunteers dedicated to […]
30 Days Wild: A blog by Osprey Education Officer Ken Davies
We are now well into the swing of 30 Days Wild, and we thought it would be nice to share some of the ‘random acts of wildness’ our staff and volunteers have been undertaking. In today’s blog post, Osprey Education Officer Ken Davies shares a story from a different perspective. ‘Mum, there’s a man up […]
30 Days Wild: Have you signed up yet?
It’s not long now until 30 Days Wild starts and here at the reserve we are really looking forward to it! For those of you not familiar with 30 Days Wild, the idea is to commit to doing something wild every day for the month of June. You can sign up for 30 Days Wild […]
Footpath Maintenance 24/05/2018
Thursday 24th May 2018 Tomorrow we will be resurfacing the tracks south of the Anglian Water Birdwatching Centre (Egleton), towards lax hill. This means that for one day only, there will be no access to the hides south of Woodpecker Hide. Lagoons 1 to 4, and Lyndon will be open as usual! UPDATE Work is […]
Recruitment has begun for our next intake of Trainees…
Looking to kick-start your career in conservation? We’re recruiting Volunteer Trainee Reserve Officers
Tree planting within Hambleton Wood
A blog by Reserves Office Paul Trevor If you’ve visited Hambleton Wood recently, you might have noticed some changes. Over the course of this winter we have set about a programme of tree planting within Hambleton wood. We have planted up an area that was previously dominated by bracken with a mix of broadleaf trees […]
A New Osprey on the Reserve
A blog post by Rutland Osprey Project Officer, Anya Wicikowski Last week we were excited to discover that 6K(14), a Rutland osprey hatched in 2014, had arrived back at Rutland Water for the first time! 6K fledged from a nest on private land 4 years ago. This year it appears he is raising the stakes (or […]
30 Days Wild!
It might seem a long way away after our recent snowfall, but this June 30 Days Wild returns for it’s 4th year! For those of you new to 30 Days Wild, it is simply a challenge, from the Wildlife Trusts to you, to do something wild every day for the month of June. This could […]
Lyndon Visitor Centre News
The Lyndon Visitor Centre is now open! Hours are 9am to 5pm and the gates to the car park close at 8pm.
Winter Wildlife Walks: An Account by Ken Davies
Osprey Project Education Officer and author of the ‘Ozzie’ series of books, Ken Davies, has written this account of winter visits to Rutland Water Nature Reserve. When I was a boy I loved books with stories about groups of young people who simply went out for long days in the countryside, on foot or a […]
A summary of Bird Ringing at Fieldfare Hide 2017 – By Chris Hughes
INTRODUCTION Due to a variety of factors, only four ringing sessions were undertaken at the site in 2017 although all proved to be productive in terms of numbers of birds processed. They also included a few surprises. At each session only a limited number of nets were set so the numbers of birds breeding here […]
Terry’s Friday Walks
We are pleased to release the next four dates for Terry’s Friday Walks: April 27th: May 18th: June 22nd and July 20th. Just click on the links and it will take you to the booking page!
Winter Wildfowl Day – results
Last Saturday we held a Winter Wildfowl Day. On visiting various sites around the reservoir on this rather wet and cold day the group came back with an impressive list…..
Wild Horizons: Brilliant Bryophytes
This weekend we were lucky to have bryophyte expert Uta Hamzaoui lead a workshop on mosses and liverworts for our Wild Horizons group. Uta is the bryophyte county recorder for Leicestershire and also works as a Conservation Officer for Leicester and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Bryophytes consist of mosses, liverworts and hornworts, and over 1,000 species […]
Tales from the (new) Trainees
It’s a little overdue, but the time has come! We are the new trainee reserve officers (TROs) and we’ve come to the blog to say “hello!”. Let us introduce ourselves…
Wild Skills: Coppicing
Our Wild Skills volunteering group for 13 -18 year olds meets once a month to carry out practical tasks around the nature reserve. Many of the members are working towards completing Duke of Edinburgh awards, and all have an interest in the natural world.
Tuesday Nature Walks – 2018
We are pleased to announce 2018 dates for our popular Tuesday morning nature walks with local wildlife expert & volunteer Jeff Davies.
Terry’s Friday Birdwatching Walks – 2018 Dates
You are now able to book monthly birdwatching walk for the first few months of 2018.
Badger Watch dates for 2018 announced!
We have a brilliant season of events coming up, including our popular badger watches!
Countryside Courses – New Dates
Our Dry Stone Walling and Traditional Hedge Laying Courses have proved to be as popular as ever during 2017 and we are pleased to be able to offer dates for these courses going into 2018.
30 Days Wild: Exploring Holme Fen Nature Reserve
Wild Horizons member and Rutland Nature Reserve volunteer Sally Smurthwaite shares her first visit to Holme Fen Nature Reserve as part of our 30 Days Wild blog series.
30 Days Wild: A hedgehog hunt
Former Trainee Reserve Officer, Anya Wicikowski sends her 30 Days Wild blog all the way from Malawi where she is currently studying the African Hedgehog!
30 Days Wild: Lots of life at Lyndon
Osprey Information Officer, Holly Hucknall, shares her random act of work-wildness as part of our 30 Days Wild blog series.
30 days wild: learning new skills to care for wildlife
Wild Horizons member Charlotte Blunt shares her day learning to care for rescued wildlife as part of our 30 Days Wild blog series,