LETTERS FROM SHEPPEY

Reading some of the local birding blogs these days I often get sharp reminders of how far I'm getting left behind by modern bird watchin...

First off, crossing the reserve on Saturday morning I came across a tiny clump of this strikingly purple fungus. In 26 years on the reser...

Over Saturday night and throughout Sunday, we had virtually 24 hours of non-stop rain of varying degrees of intensity. As a result I gave...

It rained early this morning but by 8.00 it had been replaced by blue skies and sunshine and despite a moderate wind it was quite a mild ...

Wow, what a superb morning's weather on the reserve today, blue skies, very warm sun and no wind made it seem almost summery, it was ...

I rained for thirteen hours overnight and didn't stop here on Sheppey until about 8.00 this morning. It was much needed in order to c...

 The area at Elmley known as "The Brickfields", lies just to the right of the small and rather mis-named Elmley Hills, and oppo...