Wednesday 17th August 2022 A Pheasant family erupting from the long brown dry grass, woke me from my ponderings, as two took flight in a noisy fl... by Katie Black
Tuesday 16th August, 2022 A wonderful walk round the woodland to start the morning rounds, not so much for the wildlife, but more just to enjoy ... by Ali Tuckey
Monday 15 August, 2022 I arrived to a calm, cool & refreshing mist. A brief inspection from the bird hide revealed that the new “sq... by Paul Jones
Sunday 14th August 2022 A flock of Goldfinches flying just ahead of me, as I slowly wander past the buildings, the ‘tinkling’ call... by Katie Black
Saturday 13th August, 2022 Last night around 100 people attended a successful Stargazing event which fantastic views of the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn... by Ben Holley
Friday 12 August, 2022 I started my walk today by walking through the picnic area at the top of Long Meadow, to check out where we would be s... by Hannah Hastings
Thursday 11 August, 2022 Yesterday, I, Tom and the work party were pulling ragwort one field ahead of the tractor that was hay cutting. This mo... by Paul Jones
Wednesday 10th August 2022 With a fresh breeze blowing in across the water it was a lovely – if a bit sunny - early morning. Across the ... by Katie Black
Tuesday 9th August, 2022 As I enter the woodland this morning, I am drawn through the trees, and towards the Sun rising upon the sea. Where thi... by Ben Holley
Monday 08 August, 2022 As I was leaving the castle yesterday, I had several reports of a broken abandoned wheelchair down by the light house.... by Hannah Hastings
Sunday 07 August, 2022 Yesterday, the hay cutting of the meadows commenced with Fields 1, 2,42 & 43 cut. Uncut margins, especially where ... by Paul Jones
Saturday 06 August, 2022 A breezy morning today meant I was followed my whole way by the sounds of leaves rustling in the wind. A Sycamore tree... by Hannah Hastings
Friday 5th August 2022 The flitting of Willow Warblers catching my attention as I walked slowly towards a large patch of Wild Parsnip alongsi... by Katie Black
Thursday 04 August, 2022 A Roe Deer emerged from Solent Road, calmly crossed Lighthouse Road, and disappeared into Smithfield. Having come out ... by Paul Jones
Wednesday 3rd August, 2022 A Raven perches in the upper branches of a Pine tree at the Large Copse. The bird repeatedly calls it’s deep cro... by Ben Holley
Tuesday 02 August, 2022 It was a delight to be out on this refreshing morning, with damp vegetation and a moody mist offshore. I spotted the n... by Paul Jones
Monday 01 August, 2022 I came in a little earlier for a socially distanced patrol with a facemask ready to go on my chin. I passed under a Ca... by Paul Jones
Sunday 31st July 2022 The clouds rolling across as my patrol began, but still warm despite the westerly wind. A Peregrine Falcon screamed lo... by Katie Black
Saturday 30th July 2022 Last night saw a fantastic star covered sky, while in amongst some patches of grass brilliant green lights as Glow-wor... by Katie Black
Friday 29th July 2022 Sorry we have had no internet for the last two days, so have been unable to upload the diary - it is currently stuck o... by Katie Black
Thursday 28th July 2022 A report of a damaged gate provided the direction for this morning’s walk, as I headed out across the meadows th... by Katie Black
Wednesday 27th July 2022 From the meadows came the yaffling laughter of a Green Woodpecker, this large bird then spotted and it flew, up and do... by Katie Black
Tuesday 26th July 2022 The wind has dropped off since yesterday and the sea is calm across to the Isle of Wight. The island appears to have r... by Ben Tolley
Monday 25th July, 2022 For the first time in a few weeks it felt quite a nice comfortable temperature as I set out on the early rounds of the... by Ben Holley
Sunday 24th July, 2022 At 7am I let wedding crew in to tidy up before I set up on a 2-hour combined patrol and visitor survey. It was cloudy,... by Paul Jones
Saturday 23rd July, 2022 A pleasure to step into the cool, green shade of the woodland as I walked in this morning – even at 7.30 I could... by Ali Tuckey
Friday 22nd July 2022 Feeling almost chilly as I started off my early rounds of Durlston National Nature Reserve & Country Park, the win... by Katie Black
Thursday 21st July 2022 A busy early start to the day, with a collapsed gate post (and therefore gate), a check on the cattle to find they hav... by Katie Black
Wednesday 20th July 2022 A dramatic change to the weather, with grey skies and a fresh south-westerly breeze – although the weather here ... by Katie Black