Sapperton Valley
Nestled in the valley carved out by the River Frome, this nature reserve features a stretch of the disused Severn and Thames Canal, flood meadows and woodland.
Nestled in the valley carved out by the River Frome, this nature reserve features a stretch of the disused Severn and Thames Canal, flood meadows and woodland.
In the previous two blogs we’ve learnt about the large blue’s lifecycle and how me manage our nature reserve, Daneway Banks, to make sure they have a suitable home.
Here we focus on what we…
A beautifully scented plant, the arching stems and bell-shaped flowers of Lily-of-the-valley can be seen in many woodlands. Despite its delicate appearance, this plant is highly toxic.
The distinctive spiky, or 'bearded', green flower heads of wall barley appear from June to July and are easy to spot in an urban environment as they push their way up through pavements…
John has been attending the Recovery Project at Idle Valley Nature Reserve for three years. After being diagnosed with dyslexia and getting bullied for several years at school, he was left with…
The greylag goose can be easily spotted around parks, gravel pits and river valleys, but these populations tend to be semi-tame, having been reintroduced. Truly wild populations can be found in…
With spring in full swing, we’d like to shout about some fantastic nature reserves that we think you’ll love, ranging from deep in the Forest of Dean to the Frome Valley.
Frith Wood Nature Reserve is a wonderful ancient beech wood that straddles the ridge overlooking Painswick Valley and Slad Valley near Stroud.
Amanda Lawrence lives, works and gets distracted by wildlife in the Slad Valley, near Stroud. She is a full-time glass artist and part-time wildlife surveyor and scrub basher, helping to run…
‘A ribbon of lights’
One summer night in 1919 a young girl walking home across the Slad Valley collected enough glow worms along the way to decorate her straw hat with 'a ribbon of…