The Latest News from Lyndon Visitor Centre

By Laura, Libby and George

Lyndon is becoming increasingly busy as the weather warms up and the reserve is full of summer migrants, the meadows are filled with buttercups, orchids will soon be appearing, butterflies are abundant, the hedges are a froth of blossom and lined with wild garlic and of course the ospreys have returned!

As we go to print, the nest at Manton Bay has three healthy chicks - We are enjoying watching them grow on the NestCam

The volunteers at Waderscrape Hide are being kept very busy on their monitoring shifts! From 6am through to 8pm they will be in the hide come rain or shine keeping an eye on the birds and then imparting their knowledge to the visitors. Visitors will always return full of praise for the knowledge, volunteers.

At the Visitor Centre the Habitat Team has been improving the front of the Centre with smart new post and rail fencing which looks fantastic. New picnic tables have been installed too - thank you to everyone involved.

Volunteer Paul Bennett led another successful event with the ‘Early Morning Bird Walk’ – highlights included Grasshopper, Garden and Sedge Warblers, and Cuckoo –once again we had excellent feedback from those attending – thank you, Paul, for giving your time to run the event.

Thanks too to all our Visitor Centre volunteers both at Lyndon and AWBC too – it can be a bit of a juggling act dealing with queries, concerns, and quandaries from the visitors – through each four-hour shift you are unstinting in your professionalism and you always keep smiling through!

Thank you, as always for all your time and support – we really couldn’t do it all without you!

Thursday

Thursdayhasbeenafortunatedayforuslately, bothintermsofsuccessfultaskdaysandwildlife sightings.WemowedBloodyOaksinthespring,and itwasadelightfulsightwithBrimstoneButterflies flutteringaroundandCommonLizardsbaskingon anoldtreestump. OurbigfencingprojectatKettonQuarryhasalso started.Althoughremovingoldstaplesfromwobbly postscanbefrustrating,therewardofseeingHolly Blue,GreenHairstreak,SpeckledWood,Peacock, andCommaButterfliesmakesitallworthwhile.And duringourteabreak,weevenhadthejoyof spottingacoupleofAdders!