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Splash Pad - Opening Soon

We are hoping to confirm the opening date for our new Splash Pad very soon - the rest of our playground is open, including the new Multi-Play Climber and Trail course. Thank you for bearing with us.

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Dunlin on the main lake

Dunlin sitting with Lapwings on the main lake. Also good passage of Redwings over west all morning

Dunlin on the main lake

1 Dunlin - main lake (WWF hide)

1 Pintail - main lake

10 Meadow Pipit - over W/SW

1 Stonechat - marsh

54 Redwing - over W/SW

2 Siskin - over NW


September bird highlights: Snipe, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Peregrine, Hobby, Little Egret, Garganey, Wheatear, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, Stonechat.


Invertebrates: (late September) Common Darter (see photo below), Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Common Blue, Green-veined White (see photo below), Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small White, Common Carder Bee, Common Furrow Bee, Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Beewolf, Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Sheetweb Spider, Common Stretch Spider, Common Wolf Spider, Wasp Spider.


Moths: (September) Box Tree (dark form), Gold Spot, Tree-lichen Beauty, White-point, Jersey Tiger, Rush Veneer, Pale Mottled Willow, Diamond-back, Dark sword-grass, Rusty Dot Pearl, Silver Y, The Gem, Convolvulus Hawk-moth, Clifden Nonpareil (see photo below), The Delicate.


Fungus: (August 30th Survey) Meadow Puffball (see photo below on left), Grey Puffball (see photo below on right), Giant Puffball, Tar-spot Fungus, Shaggy Parasol, Lumpy Bracket, Pancake Crust, Bleached Brittlegill, Candelsnuff Fungus, Brown Birch Bolete, Oak Curtain Crust, Blushing Bracket, Oak Mazegill, Brown Rollrim, Blushing Milkcap.

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