News
Forever Autumn
Hi everyone, We hope you are well and are looking forward to a new season bringing its own beauty with new sights and sounds here at Rutland Water Nature Reserve. We appreciate it has been difficult times for most but it has been so nice to see lots of faces out and about working on […]
Posted: 5/10/21
Reserve Update
Hi Everyone, I hope this finds you all well and not too frazzled in the sunny weather! A few bits to show you from around the reserve… Tim has been bug hunting again! At around 7mm this is one of the largest aphids in the world! The Greater Black Spruce Bark Aphid not only has […]
Posted: 11/06/21
Reserve Update
Hi Everyone, I hope this finds you well, although the weather doesn’t seem to reflect the time of year, there’s plenty of signs of spring about… he first cuckoo flowers started to emerge on Egleton Meadows, the first tiny orange tip butterfly eggs (less than 1mm long) are laid. They are careful to lay only […]
Posted: 19/05/21
Mental Health Awareness Week
Tips, Time in Nature and Volunteering Around one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem in a year. Mental Health Awareness Week aims to help people feel more confident to talk about their mental health and reduce the stigma that prevents people from asking for help. You can find out […]
Posted: 11/05/21
Osprey Update
With the season now well underway, and with 24 adult Ospreys back in the area, we are all getting excited for the first chick to hatch from the Manton Bay nest, which will be any day now! Maya and 33(11) have been kept busy incubating three eggs, which were laid three days apart each time, […]
Posted: 7/05/21
Reserve Update
Hi Everyone, I hope you are well and enjoying all the signs of Spring springing! This past week has been referred to as “one of the best weeks for birdwatching in the recent history of Rutland Water”! We’ve got a great ‘Wildlife Round-up’ from Tim for you all: “The week of rarities started with a […]
Posted: 28/04/21
Reserve Update
Hi everyone, I hope this finds you well and enjoying the spring sunshine! A few photos from the reserve for you… The Eater bunny made a trip to the VTC: Our habitats volunteers doing a great job widening the path in Egleton meadows. Back wide enough for wheel chairs again. Our predator gate is now […]
Posted: 21/04/21
Reserve Update
Hello Everyone! Well what fine British weather we’re having! It’s beautiful out on the reserve and spring really is springing! It’ll be great to see all your friendly faces very soon! A few more photos for you to have a peep at! Tim has been out and about looking for all the creepy crawlies he […]
Posted: 31/03/21
Reserve Update
Hi Everyone, I hope this finds you well! Not long now until the reserve will once again be open! A few news pieces for you this week… The habitats team have been putting up and anti-predator gate on the ramp of lagoon 4. This is a way of limiting the predation of breeding waders and […]
Posted: 26/03/21
Reserve Update
Hi Everyone, I hope this finds you well! A few little pieces from the reserve for you this week. Wader Go! We’ve had our first avocet back on the reserve! On lagoon 4 along with 822 golden plover, 20 dunlin, 4 oystercatcher, 2 redshank and over 1,500 lapwing! It’s also been nice to see some […]
Posted: 4/03/21