Saving England's most threatened species from extinction
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31st October 2018
Autumn is here, and it’s time to see how the ditch trials at RSPB’s Pulborough Brooks reserve are doing. It’s been fabulous to be able to explore these waterways that are normally not accessible to the general public. The trials have involved trying different ways of managing the ditches to see which variation works best...
Read more30th May 2018
It’s now spring and the Lapwing and Redshank are busy nesting on the water meadows at Pulborough Brooks reserve in West Sussex. It’s great to see the Lapwing’s aerial display and hear their iconic "peewit" call. We’re giving them a chance to breed undisturbed so it’s been a quiet period for work on the ground...
Read more21st December 2017
In our last two Willow Tit blogs, we introduced the project itself and then looked at why it’s been chosen for Back from the Brink. In this blog piece, we’re focussing on how you can spot a Willow Tit and what you can do when that happens.
Read more17th November 2017
The diggers are out as I write. They’ve started creating new channels and spurs at RSPB’s Pulborough Brooks reserve to provide habitat for a small snail with a long name; the Little Whirlpool Ramshorn snail.
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