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The wonder of webs
Bushes laden with vibrant red berries, tracks running through freshly fallen snow, and the swirling dance of jackdaw are all sights we look forward to as winter draws closer. But what if you added spider webs to your list of things to look out for? Blog
17 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 17/01/2024
Weather: Frosty/clearRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesBlack-headed Gull - 62Herring Gull - 36Carrion Crow - 1Magpie - 1Moorhen - 2Canada Goose (meadow) - 1Wigeon - 2Grey Heron - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationNuthatch - 1Great Spotted Wood
17 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 16/01/2024
Weather: Cold/brightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesBlack-headed Gull - 75Herring Gull - 85Canada Goose - 1Carrion Crow - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaDunnock - 1Greylag Goose - 3 (overhead)Water Rail - 1Stock Dove - 5Great Spotted Woodpeck
16 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 15/01/2024
Weather: Cold/ FrostyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 1Shelduck - 20Lapwing - 1Widgeon - 2Herring Gull - 134Black-headed Gull - 96Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationCoal Tit - 2Blue Tit - 11Dunnock - 3Robin - 3Chaffinch - 15Great
15 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 14/01/2024
Weather - Clear/ ColdRiver Wear Tide Level - LowWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 21Lapwing - 28Black Headed Gull - 62Herring Gull - 5Moorhen - 2Teal - 1F 1MWader Lake MeadowCanada Goose - 1Lapwing - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaNuthatch - 1Tree creeper - 1
15 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 13/01/2024
Weather - OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level - LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 2Canada Goose - 1Greyleg Goose x Canada goose - 1Shelduck - 10Wigeon - 2 (Pair)Lapwing - 36Common buzzard - 1Kestrel - 1Stock Dove - 11Jay - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaNuthat
13 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 12/01/2024
Weather - OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level - LowWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 20Canada Goose - 1Greyleg Goose - 2Shelduck - 9 ( 6 Flying over)Grey Heron - 1 (juvenile) Tufted Duck - 1 (F)Wader Lake FootpathLong Tailed Tit - 6Wren - 1Robin - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird
12 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 11/01/2024
AMWeather: OvercastRiver Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesHerring gull - 32Black-headed Gull - 11Shelduck - 8Canada Goose - 1Tufted Duck - 4Sparrowhawk - 1 FemaleStock Dove - 5Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationTreecreeper - 1Goldfinch - 8Greenfinch - 1B
11 January 2024
How our animals stay warm in cold weather
With the recent cold weather and more forecast, we often get asked how our animals stay warm. There's no real art to keeping our birds and otter family warm; many techniques are down to their own adaptations. But there are some things we do and ways we
10 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 09/01/2024
Weather: Overcast/coldWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose (meadow) - 5Shelduck - 13Lapwing - 25Herring Gull - 54 (6 juvenile)Black-headed Gull - 15Kestrel - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationMagpie - 1Robin - 2Chaffinch - 4Blue Tit - 9Blackbird - 1Great Tit -
9 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 08/01/2024
Weather: Overcast/brightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 2Lapwing - 26Black-headed Gull - 15Herring Gull - 10Moorhen - 2Mallard - 4Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaNuthatch - 1Treecreeper - 1Bullfinch - 4Greenfinch - 1G
8 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 07/01/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 38Grey Heron - 3Mallard - 7Teal - 3Shelduck - 11Tufted Duck - 2Canada Goose - 1Carrion Crow (meadow) - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGreenfinch - 1Stock Dove - 2Blackbird - 2Goldf
7 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 06/01/2024
Weather: Overcast / frostyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesBuzzard - 1Lapwing - 47Shelduck - 16Herring Gull - 1 (flying over head)Moorhen - 2MeadowCanada Goose - 1Footpath:Siskin - 30+hawthorn wood Bird Feeding StationNuthatch - 1Great-spotted
6 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 05 / 01 / 2024
Weather: Overcast / drizzleRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTufted dick - 2Herring Gull - 20Lapwing - 60Greylag - 3Shelduck - 3Goosander - 1Canada Goose - 1Footpath:Siskin - 32Wren - 3 (mixed tit flock)Bullfinch -1Robin - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Fe
5 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/2024
Weather: bright / clearRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 1Shelduck - 6Grey Heron - 4Lapwing - 59Curlew - 1Goosander - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationStock Dove - 8Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Coal Tit - 2Blue Tit - 5Greenfinch
5 January 2024