The honey-buzzard is a migratory bird which is very similar in appearance to the common buzzard (which are numerous in the parish). Being...

A rare vagrant turned up in gardens along Woodhouse Lane out along the Bellaport Road at the end of April. Ken and Trish, at Mere Farm,...

By the middle of April the better weather finally arrived and with it lots of wildlife activity in and around the village. Spring...

The meteorological conditions, of what became a long weekend for many, have not been seen for perhaps seven years. The thick snow, very...

Fieldfare and redwing are now to be seen all around the village. Flocks of these winter visitors from northern Europe have migrated to...

20 August to 19 September 2017 Autumn seems to have started a little earlier this year. September can often produce very summery, warm...

Click Here to see all current and historical Nature Notes #activities #naturenotes #Community

20 June to 19 July 2017 It is certainly proving to be a relatively warm, dry summer so may be the oak/ash rhyme will prove to be accurate...

20 May to 19 June 2017 Despite a surprisingly windy spell in early June, the weather has mostly been quite pleasant and has been...

Norton Nature Notes 20 April to 19 May 2017 Spring has now well and truly sprung and everything around us in the gardens and in the...