News & Updates

More dormice found at Sutton Bingham Reservoir

30 September 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

*Handled under licence* At our last dormouse survey, we were thrilled to find two juveniles in the dormouse tubes we located earlier in the year. To carefully inspect the tubes we use a large plastic bag before weighing and identifying the age and sex of the dormouse. If you'd like to join us on one […]

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New Interpretation boards in Brympton

28 September 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

Have you seen our new interpretation boards? Featuring beautiful illustrations by Izzi Da-Silva, you will find these boards at Oak Tree Park and Lawrence Way in Yeovil. Made in collaboration with Brympton Parish Council and Somerset Council, we hope these boards will prove informative for local residents wanting to learn more about our local wildlife […]

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Scything training

25 September 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

A big thank you to Jem for our introduction to scything earlier in the month and to the team at able2achieve for loaning us their scything gear. A historic, yet very effective method for managing grasslands, the YRCT team are learning this skill to help reduce our impact on the habitats we help to manage.

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Freshwater Sponge in Dodham Brook

24 September 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

Recorded in the Dodham Brook flood channel! Since the installation of our new features to help diversify this stretch of the river, we are thrilled to have spotted numerous patches of freshwater sponge growing. This is a great indicator of an improvement in species diversity and we look forward to learning more about this lesser-known […]

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Bat Survey at Sutton Bingham Reservoir

19 September 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

Earlier in the month we enjoyed a glorious evening at Sutton Bingham Reservoir for our last bat survey of the season. The bats were very obliging and didn't disappoint. We were pleased to record plenty of common pipistrelles, soprano pipistrelles, as well as, lesser horseshoe, daubenton's and noctules. We're now in the process of compiling […]

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able2achieve at The Old School Queen Camel

14 September 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

We are thrilled to have commenced work in collaboration with able2achieve at The Old School in Queen Camel, where we are working to restore their pond and the surrounding habitat. Clearing the area was first on the agenda last week and the team did an excellent job turning what was the concrete store for the […]

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Habitat Management at Oak Tree Park Pond

3 September 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

Last week we were at Oak Tree Park Pond with volunteers planting some lovely big clumps of Yellow Flag Iris. This native species is a wonderful addition to the site, helping to diversify the plant life and enhancing the habitat for wildlife. Keep your eyes peeled for more volunteer dates this September as we'll be […]

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NHS Family Day

30 August 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

We had a wonderful time last Thursday at The Geranium Trust in Stoford exploring the resident wildlife with able2achieve, NHS staff and their families. In the pond that was only restored last year, we discovered an array of aquatic life, including water boatmen, pond snails and an astonishing number of dragonfly nymphs! The Children also […]

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Dodham Brook wildlife sighting!

27 August 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

We are very excited to have received a report from one of our volunteers of an eel making its way upstream in the Dodham Brook flood channel and entering the Tanyard Way culvert. This is the first recording we have received of this declining species in the brook and it is especially promising that our […]

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Bat Survey at Sutton Bingham

17 August 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

We might look like we're at a festival in this photo but we were in fact surveying for bats at Sutton Bingham Reservoir. A beautifully still evening with a lovely sunset, we enjoyed recording several species of bat, including common and soprano pipistrelles, duabenton's, lesser horseshoes and noctules. We've got one more bat survey scheduled […]

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