The Wilden Marsh Blog
A nature conservation blog about the fauna and flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Lower Stour Valley, Worcestershire, England.
Sunrise: 04.52 Sunset: 09.34 It is said that cattle are not selective grazers; they are on the marsh where Himalayan balsam is concerned, to the exclusion of all other vegetation until...
Our weather has been marvellous over the last few weeks; it has encouraged nature to get a move on. According to the weather forecasters, changes will occur tomorrow: clouds and rain...
Sunrise: 06.58 Sunset: 05.45 Last summer, at the northern end of the marsh, before the mass tree felling, I selected a small willow thicket to use as living scaffolding for...
Sunrise: 06.58 Sunset: 05.45 I saw a couple of buzzards building a nest in Dark Wood this morning. They were dropping branches on the top of a broken standing tree...
Sunrise: 07.32 Sunset: 04.15 This is an image looking east across the mid section of the North pasture, towards Withy Wood in the mid ground and Hoo Wood on the hill.