Jersey Tiger Moth
21 August 2024
This summer has seen an influx of the Jersey Tiger Moth. This moth, which is common in the Channel Islands, usually visits the south of England in very small numbers but this year,
Waxwings visit the valley
16 May 2023
Every year several hundred Waxwings, which breed in northern Europe, fly to Britain to spend the winter months here.
Unusual herons visit the valley
16 May 2023
The photograph shows a Squacco Heron which has been seen in the valley in the last few days.
Whooper Swan
30 November 2022
Winter is here, the meadows have flooded and the winter-visiting wildfowl have started to arrive.