by ReserveTeam | Oct 1, 2019 | Litter, Management, News
Once again our thanks go out to the many volunteers who help clean up the litter on Chesil and the Fleet. Most recently the local wildfowlers and the Dorset Countryside Volunteers have both carried out litter picks on the Reserve, clearing over 30 bags of litter and a...
by ReserveTeam | Aug 25, 2019 | Management, News, Scientific Research, Weather
The Reserve now has a live weather station based at the Abbotsbury end of Chesil. With wind, temperature, rain and other measurements being recorded, this will be a great tool to help the Reserve team and researchers gather valuable data. Better still there is a live...
by ReserveTeam | Aug 8, 2019 | Management, News
Work has started to improve this much-loved spot on the reserve for both wildlife and people. This area at Rodden Hive, where the footpath leaves the Fleet, is a great spot for roosting and feeding birds, such as Redshank, Wigeon, Mute Swans and Little Egret. ...
by ReserveTeam | Jul 25, 2019 | Birds, News, Scientific Research, Swans, The Fleet
This month saw the Swannery’s 20th Biennial Round-up. This is when Swannery staff, the Reserve team and over 100 volunteers, over a two-day period, push Mute Swans along the Fleet up to Abbotsbury. This is possible when non-breeding Mute Swans go in to moult, meaning...
by ReserveTeam | Jan 23, 2019 | Birds, Management, News, The Fleet
There are many environmental studies carried out all along the Reserve each year. In addition to this, volunteers carry out regular surveys, looking at a variety of different subjects such as geology, habitats, species counts and human usage. One resent count of birds...
