Back Once Again!

Peacock Butterfly

After several difficult years I have finally returned to watching wildlife with a view to reducing the stress experienced in daily life. 

I returned to Big Waters Hide for the first time in a long time this week to find some of the same faces still working hard to maintain it and keep its beautiful inhabitants comfortable and the visitors happy.

Weekly Update: Short But Sweet

The last few weeks has seen my business take up huge amounts of my time. Unfortunately this has meant I have not managed to visit Big Waters as much as I would like, but last week I managed to get a few hours to visit and see what had changed in the time I was away.

Rare Winter Visitor

Grey Phalarope

A quiet week for new migrant visitors to the Country Park was broken yesterday by the arrival of a Grey Phalarope.

The Phalarope is the first one seen at Big Waters for well over 10 years and created quite a stir when it arrived yesterday morning. The flighty little bird was seen on various parts of the lake during the day and within an hour of the first sighting twitchers were arriving to see it from all over.