Our annual competition was established in memory of local photographer Nicola Devine, who died in 2022. There are two categories (under-18 and adult), with a prize of £100 in each category, and a chance for winners and runners-up to have their photos of Trap Grounds wildlife and scenery included in the annual calendar (with the […]
Swans on the Canal again…
Yesterday (21 July) I spotted Eddy the swan (who lost her partner Prince in May this year) leading her 5 cygnets up the canal. It was almost mid-morning and sunny. The cygnets, who are still very young and fluffy, wanted to keep their heads under their wings when I saw them later closer by, but […]
Banded Demoiselles mating
James Wainscoat caught this pair in flagrante on 16 June 2023.
The woods are full of birdsong
Claire Weiner photographed a Thrush and a Blackbird in full song on her walk around the Trap Grounds on the evening of May 1st.
Cowslips galore
Last year there were about a dozen cowslips in flower in the Snowdrop Glade near the back entrance. This year there are too many to count!
Long-tailed tits: tiny birds, more easily visible while the trees are bare
Always the first to welcome visitors
Arctic weather relenting …
Frozen floods, icy reedbed
Signs of Spring on New Year’s Day
The ponds are extensively flooded after all the recent rain, but today Clare Weiner photographed Stinking Hellebore in flower alongside the boardwalk, and a single flower of Winter Heliotrope near the bird-hide.