Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve
Created from flooded gravel pits, Blashford Lakes is now a bustling centre of activity, used by thousands of birds all year round including kingfisher, lapwing and oystercatcher.
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Created from flooded gravel pits, Blashford Lakes is now a bustling centre of activity, used by thousands of birds all year round including kingfisher, lapwing and oystercatcher.
Investigate the invertebrates 'the minibeasts' living at Blashford Lakes, find out what habitats they need and make a super big bug hotel!
We need volunteers to help us on our nature reserves and other land we manage.
It’s hard to believe that Blashford Lakes nature reserve was once a gravel extraction site, but now, thanks to the hard work and dedication of Trust staff and volunteers, it has become the haven…
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We are looking for creative individuals with photography experience to help build our catalogue of seasonal images of our nature reserves.
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We are looking to recruit a Senior Reserves Officer, to initially provide maternity cover support for our East Team and then transition to being the project officer responsible for our growing…
Once gravel pits, this land was flooded and transformed into a wildlife haven where you can discover new wildlife round every bend or sit back on one of the benches and take it all in