Ham Wall

It seems we took a long time waiting for spring to arrive and then suddenly it almost felt like summer for a couple of days. The sunshine has certainly brought the visitors into the reserve and there's been plenty for people to see. The spring migrants...

The spring migration is gathering pace with lots more new arrivals this week. A noticeable increase in the numbers of sand martins and swallows over the reserve - the 1st platform (VP1) as good a place as any to observe this. Good numbers passed over...

I'm going to say it straight away.....spring is here. There, I've done it now and I can't take it back. We've been seeing signs here and there for a while but to be honest as a true Brit (I'm going to moan about the weather now) -...

Just when you think spring is here we get another load of snow dumped on us and I hear rumours that there may be a bit more to come. You can't help but think of all the wildlife that's been readying itself for warmer weather to be suddenly thrown...

Here we are already well into March! January and February whizzed by at Ham Wall, we were busy trying to get as much work completed as possible before the end of the habitat management season. Here's a brief summary of what we’ve all been up...