In her regular update work party volunteer Jackie Robinson says the mild weather is confusing our plants I tried to be a bit ahead of the game for this month’s article and nipped off during the workparty, two weeks ago, to do a quick walk around the Swaddywell pit area to have something to report … Read more
Langdyke volunteers have carried out the first work on the Trust’s new Christ’s College nature reserve. They undertook a variety of tasks – one of the main being collecting some of the 1000+ tree guards and wooden stakes that are surplus to requirements, because the trees inside them died a few years ago. The plan … Read more
By Mike Horne There is plenty of work to do on the new Christ’s College Nature Reserve. We’re organising our first ever event there between 1pm and 4pm on Saturday 14th December. The previous owners of the land planted hundreds of trees around the two lakes there, but an awful lot of them have since … Read more
Richard Astle looks back on autumn sightings across Langdyke land. And we feature just a few of the many photos from our Facebook group page Weather Between September 1 and November 21, 2024, the Langdyke World experienced generally mild weather with notable fluctuations in temperature and rainfall compared to long-term averages. September was warmer than … Read more
Walk in the New year with a tour of seven areas of the Castor and Ailsworth parishes – including two Langdyke reserves, that have been dedicated for the benefit of local wildlife. Join Mike Horne for the walk starting at 10:30 am on January 1 from the Nene Park Trust car park at the bottom … Read more
Langdyke volunteer Jackie Robinson in her regular update of events on our reserves reflects on how we’ve gone from Autumn to Winter … just like that! What a difference a month makes! October seemed to be mild, if memory serves me well, and the beginning of November too, but suddenly I’m trying to find my … Read more
Work to keep our reserves in tip top condition goes on throughout the year, but as Eastern Reserves manager David Cowcill reports, the autumn months are particularly important I am very pleased with how the Etton Maxey Pits reserve (to view click the main image above) has developed over the year and the condition going … Read more
By David Rowell It has been a hectic few months for Langdyke Countryside Trust with a number of projects aimed at improving and enhancing nature coming to fruition. The organisation, run entirely by volunteers, manages a number of nature sites across the area. The most recent developments include: The introduction of viewing points at Maxey … Read more
Langdyke is looking for volunteers for the first three weekend work parties to carry out tasks on the new Christ’s College Nature Reserve. The work parties will particularly appeal to people who have full time employment and cannot attend the Monday and Thursday groups which meet on the Trust’s reserves. The volunteers will carry out … Read more
Richard Astle looks back on a mixed summer of sightings across Langdyke land. And we feature just a few of the many photos from our Facebook group page For many, the Summer of 2024 didn’t really start until early July. Before that the rain and cloud seemed never ending and there were few evenings to … Read more