Langdyke chair Richard Astle featured on a recent BBC Radio 4 programme discussing John clare and his links with Swaddywell. He was interviewed by presenter Martha Kearney during a visit to the reserve which Clare referred to as Swordywell in his poetry. Using the poetry of ‘peasant poet’ Clare, Martha visited Helpston and Fen Edge … Read more
We’ve got a great summer holidays challenge and competition for Langdyke children . And there is a great chance to win one of two copies of Wilding (isabella Tree and Angela Harding). The idea is that during August families can download this Swaddywell Nature Trail leaflet, visit the reserve and complete the trail. Then either … Read more
Swaddywell Nature Reserve has an extended car park with a new surface. The original car park was very small and often resulted in cars struggling with the mud. Now a new surface has been laid over an extended surface ready for visitors.
Langdyke volunteers have been busy at our Swaddywell reserve keeping the ancient art of hedge-laying alive … David Cowcill reports From this in 2004 … … to this in 2023 Langdyke has always been active and supportive in planting new hedges (at least a kilometre in the early days at the reserves and roadsides – … Read more
A colony of ivy mining bees – one of which is photographed here by Duncan Kirkwood – have proved an attraction to visitors to Swaddywell. Duncan has made several visits to the site to capture images of the bees (Colletes hederae). On his most recent visit relatively few bees were flying because of the dull … Read more
The small car park at Swaddywell Pit Nature Reserve has had to be temporarily closed because of the wet weather. A number of cars have got stuck in the parking area through the first gate and have had to be pulled out in recent days. It will re-open once the ground dries out. The reserve … Read more