Research focuses on rare New Forest woodcock

Volunteers examining the behaviour of rare woodcocks in the New Forest have been awarded grants of more than £12,000 from the park’s sustainable development fund to undertake research.

The New Forest Woodcock Group aims to increase understanding of the species and explore the reasons behind its national decline.

Review: Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire; a fascinating place to visit

To gain an insight into the wildlife of the Wicken Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire, it pays to take to the water.

I do so in the company of Ralph Sergeant, who, with his East Anglian accent and long beard, is a fenman straight out of Central Casting. 

He worked at Wicken for over 30 years before his retirement, but he’s still on hand to share his knowledge when the need arises.