How a wet spring at Hothfield has benefitted the dragonflies
The wettest winters and springs on record have had at least one benefit. The ponds and pools across Hothfield Heathlands are full of water!
Topics: Hothfield Heathland
Nightingales at Hothfield Heathlands in June
On 19th May one hundred years ago, the first outdoors broadcast by the BBC was of professional cellist Beatrice Harrison playing to and with nightingales in the garden of her Surrey home. Around a million listeners tuned in to the midnight broadcast, and she performed for similar outdoor broadcasts over the next twelve years.
May on Hothfield Heathlands
Margery Thomas describes another delightful May in Hothfield Heathland where volunteers conducted an amphibian torchlight survey on a number of Hothfield ponds. To learn what they found, read on!
Early spring plants & whitethroats: April on Hothfield Heathlands
The writer H E Bates moved from Northamptonshire to Little Chart Forstal in 1931. His deep knowledge of the countryside coloured all his writing. In ‘Through the Woods’ (1936), with fine wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, he wrote in loving detail about the plant and animal life in Coldham Wood, which lies due west of the Extension section of Hothfield Heathland.
Dunnocks & celandine: Spring is stirring at Hothfield Heathlands
Margery Thomas, volunteer at Hothfield Heathlands, gives us an update from the reserve, where the first signs of spring are stirring!
Restoring Bogs and Peatland
Ian Rickards, Area Manager for Kent Wildlife Trust explains why there is some dramatic work currently being undertaken at Hothfield Heathlands Nature Reserve.
Pigs, excavators and rain
Margery Thomas describes a rainy November at Hothfield Heathland as pigs have been introduced and work is being done to make the bog areas more resilient to drier months.
Pigs and Winter Work at Hothfield Heathlands
Margery Thomas, volunteer at Hothfield Heathlands is back to talk about the importance of using pigs in conservation.
Beavers and Adonis Blues: a day away from Hothfield Heathlands
Margery Thomas, volunteer at Hothfield Heathlands describes an excursion to Ham Fen and Coombe Down taken by her and the volunteers to see conservation efforts at work there.
August on Hothfield Heathlands
Margery Thomas, volunteer at Hothfield Heathlands, shares some of the highlights on offer at the reserve in August. Learn more about the species found here such as the beautiful yellowhammer.