Preparing the New Bog Habitat
Yesterday in the Nature Area we started the process of converting the smaller part of the pond lying to the … Continue reading Preparing the New Bog Habitat
Category: HABITATS
The Pond in September
Garry Prescott, a volunteer at Charlton Down Nature Area, has started taking a series of aerial photographs to demonstrate how … Continue reading The Pond in September
Great Pond Snail
The Great Pond Snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) is one of the two pond snail species identified so far in the Charlton … Continue reading Great Pond Snail
Mallard Ducks
Mallard Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) are some of the easiest birds to identify and very common on all kinds of water … Continue reading Mallard Ducks
Frogs
Frogs (Rana temporaria) – we have plenty of them in the Charlton Down Nature Area but we don’t often see … Continue reading Frogs
New plants for the pond
The new pond in Charlton Down Nature Area was built in the footprint of the old one after much strenuous … Continue reading New plants for the pond
Azure Damselfly
Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) – a mating pair by the pond at Charlton Down Nature Area. One species out of … Continue reading Azure Damselfly
The value of our new pond
Although it is early days in the re-establishment of the flora and fauna in our newly re-constructed pond, we still … Continue reading The value of our new pond
A Fresh Start
This blog is basically a story about revival and survival – regeneration and conservation. The small Dorset village where I … Continue reading A Fresh Start
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