by ReserveTeam | Aug 31, 2023 | Birds, News
Going back a long while ago, when I was involved in the protection of Common and Little Terns breeding on mid Chesil, opposite Chickerell and Langton Herring, Wheatears were being regularly seen on the beach from late March to the end of May. It was considered that...
by ReserveTeam | Oct 20, 2022 | Litter, Management, News
On the 21st August this year, the Weymouth and District Wildfowling Association, with their families, gave up their time to litter pick part of the West Fleet. The West Fleet is a sensitive area so the timing of such activities is crucial. The end of August and...
by ReserveTeam | Mar 25, 2022 | Birds, Management, News, The Fleet
Background As a result of human disturbance and predators driving down the numbers of both Common and Little Terns nesting on Chesil Bank, it was decided to construct an island within the Swannery embayment to aid in their breeding success. The Tern Island was...
by ReserveTeam | Dec 21, 2021 | Birds, News
A lovely end end to the year with a sighting of Great Bustard, seen alongside the Reserve. Swanherd Steve spotted this individual feeding in the fields surrounding Abbotsbury Swannery on Friday 17th December. This is believed to be the same individual that has been...
by ReserveTeam | Aug 6, 2021 | History, News, The Fleet
For many centuries, perhaps even a millennium, the West Fleet has been an ancient sanctuary within the Reserve, and not that many decades ago it was known as such. In his book ‘Nature Conservation in Britain’ (New Naturalist Series), Sir Dudley Stamp referred to it as...
by ReserveTeam | Jun 1, 2021 | Management, News, Scientific Research, The Fleet
I’m Jake Bowley, a PhD student from the University of Exeter. In collaboration with our partners at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), my research is investigating whether microplastics can act as novel surface to carry marine...
