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Reserve: Ladywalk

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Don AinsworthDon Ainsworth
22 days ago
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Ladywalk flood - the good and the bad

The river bursting its banks at Ladywalk is nothing new, and it sure does make a mess. Right now, the water is receding, but the volunteers who do so much to look after the site will be working hard to clean up. The good news is that the reed bed development project, which included the building of new islands, needed a flood to raise the water level. As the water recedes to a natural level, we'll get to see the full benefit of the work that was recently completed. The A hide is accessible with good welly boots. The B hide, needs the water to go down a bit as I'm told the water is very deep just before the steps into the hide (water went over the top of his boots). Take great care at the entrance gate because there's a lot of debris to wade through close to the gate itself. Great to see large numbers of teal, wigeon, shovelers, gadwall and mallards with a few gorgeous pintails too. No sign of the escapee (presumably) swan goose when I was looking.

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Mateo Ardanza
Mateo Ardanza
Nov 24

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stephenbottrillstephenbottrill
October 23, 2025
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photography

hello

for those interested in photography there is a Flickr site for both ladywalk and belvide reserves

ladywalk is https://www.flickr.com/groups/14667052@N22/pool/

belvide is   https://www.flickr.com/groups/14700700@N21/pool/ 

where photos can be viewed and added to - joining Flickr is free and you can add up to 1000 photos to your page and then share them to groups

ladywalk currently has 69 members and belvide 30 it is a great way of sharing your photos


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David Lawton
David Lawton
Nov 07

Already there 😁

Ruth Newby
July 28, 2025
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Butterfly Survey, July 25th


This was my week to do the butterfly survey on the reserve (the survey is carried out weekly from April to September, with 9 volunteer surveyors doing each responsible for 3 weeks). This week I counted 131 butterflies of 10 species, a good total reflecting the fact that this has been a good summer for butterflies. Large Whites were most numerous, followed by Speckled Wood & Red Admiral. Other species seen were: Small White, Green-veined White, Comma, Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper.

A female Large White attracts the attention of a male (Photo: R. Newby)
A female Large White attracts the attention of a male (Photo: R. Newby)
Red Admiral
Red Admiral

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Ruth Newby
July 20, 2025
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Recent Sightings at Ladywalk

Ladywalk Sightings 5/7/25–17/7/25

What has been seen on the reserve during the past two weeks?

·      A Willow Tit has been seen on the feeders at A Hide. This is the first one to be seen on the reserve since 2023.

·      There are plenty of young birds about at present: a Tufted Duck was seen with 7 ducklings, while the residents Swans have a well-grown cygnet. Juvenile Lapwing, Little Egret and Treecreeper have also been spotted.

·      The late summer wader passage seems to be beginning, with sightings of a Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Green Sandpiper. A Curlew also flew through on 5/7/25.

·      Both Great White and Little Egret have been seen, with a count of 13 Little Egret roosting in the Cormorant colony.


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