by ReserveTeam | Jul 22, 2018 | Birds, Events, Flora, Management, News, The Fleet
Chesil beach is home to numerous different species of plants, birds, mammals and lichens. One particulalr area of concern is our nesting birds. Different species of birds nest along Chesil Bank, mainly in the Shrubby Sea Blight and of course our Little Terns on the...
by ReserveTeam | Mar 8, 2018 | Events, News, Swans, The Fleet
With the current cold weather, the Fleet lagoon plays a vital role in providing shelter and food for thousands of water birds. Becoming relatively fresh water however, the western end of the Fleet is partial to freezing over. The images below shows snow on Chesil...
by ReserveTeam | Oct 12, 2017 | Birds, Events, Management, News, Swans, The Fleet
This year has been another good year for our nesting birds along the Fleet and productivity has been very high. Our two annual colonies of nesting terns have both had their most productive years to date. Our other nesting birds on the Reserve, which include...
by ReserveTeam | Sep 25, 2017 | Birds, Events, Migration, News, The Fleet
Five new species of American wader recorded in Dorset this September Following the strong winds that brought us the Grey Phalaropes earlier this month (which peaked at eight individuals within the Swannery embayment). As a result of the continued strong westerly...
by ReserveTeam | Apr 28, 2017 | Events, Litter, News, The Fleet
The Great Dorset Beach Clean, organised by ‘Litter Free Coast and Sea’, is a huge project to clean up our coastlines beaches. Over the weekend of the 22nd & 23rd of April 22 beach cleans were organised along the Devon and Dorset coast. The local...
by ReserveTeam | Apr 4, 2017 | Events, Litter, News
Once again thanks go out to everyone who helped us with our spring clean on the Fleet. Together with last months pick we have manged to clear over 3 miles of the reserve, picking up over 50 bags as well as some larger debris.
