By Community Engagement Officer
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 […]
By Community Engagement Officer on March 19, 2018
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 […]
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By Julia on March 10, 2018
The Lyndon Visitor Centre is now open! Hours are 9am to 5pm and the gates to the car park close at 8pm.
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By Community Engagement Officer
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 […]
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By Community Engagement Officer
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 […]
Posted in Bird Ringing, News, Wildlife, Wildlife Records
By Julia on February 7, 2018
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!
Posted in Wildlife Events
By Julia on January 23, 2018
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…..
Posted in News, Sightings, Wildlife Events
By Community Engagement Officer on January 18, 2018
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 […]
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By Community Engagement Officer on December 13, 2017
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…
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By Community Engagement Officer on November 22, 2017
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.
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By SarahB on November 18, 2017
We are pleased to announce 2018 dates for our popular Tuesday morning nature walks with local wildlife expert & volunteer Jeff Davies.
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By SarahB on October 21, 2017
You are now able to book monthly birdwatching walk for the first few months of 2018.
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By SarahB
We have a brilliant season of events coming up, including our popular badger watches!
Posted in Things to do, Wildlife, Wildlife Events
By SarahB on July 29, 2017
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.
Posted in Countryside Courses, Things to do
By Community Engagement Officer on June 19, 2017
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.
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By Community Engagement Officer on June 16, 2017
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!
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By Community Engagement Officer on June 13, 2017
Osprey Information Officer, Holly Hucknall, shares her random act of work-wildness as part of our 30 Days Wild blog series.
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By Community Engagement Officer on June 10, 2017
Wild Horizons member Charlotte Blunt shares her day learning to care for rescued wildlife as part of our 30 Days Wild blog series,
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By Community Engagement Officer on June 7, 2017
Trainee Reserve Officer, Luke, shares his experience of dry stone walling as part of our 30 Days Wild blog series
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By Community Engagement Officer on June 3, 2017
As part of 30 Days Wild throughout June we’ll be posting blogs from staff, volunteers and members of the public sharing their wild experiences, hopefully they’ll provide inspiration on how you can make your life a little bit more wild this month! In this blog volunteer Barrie Galpin shares a fantastic experience – listening for corncrakes on the Nene Washes.
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By Community Engagement Officer on May 30, 2017
Read a PDF version of the 2016 Bird Ringing Report for Rutland Water Nature Reserve.
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By Community Engagement Officer on May 23, 2017
Wild Horizons member Amy Hall fills us in on the latest workshops – a ringing demonstration and a workshop on species re-introductions.
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By Community Engagement Officer on May 19, 2017
We’re recruiting Volunteer Trainee Reserve Officers
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By Kayleigh Brookes on April 11, 2017
We have been following 12-year-old female osprey 30(05) since she had her satellite transmitter fitted in 2013. Since then, she has migrated south to Senegal four times, and back north again four times! Read more to find out about 30(05)’s 2017 migration…
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