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Swallows return for 2020

Yesterday, 15 May, three swallows were seen flying over Cherry Orchard Nature Reserve after flying hundreds of miles from Africa. A welcome sight and hopefully there will be more to follow and breed ready to return to their

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Cavendish Street applauds the NHS and Carers

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Cavendish St Worcester clapping for the NHS

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COVID-19 (CORONA VIRUS)

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Woodpecker

The first woodpecker of 2020 was heard today, wed 5th February, on Cherry Orchard  Nature Reserve. It’s not unusual  to hear the tapping of these  birds at this time of year. Of the three species of woodpecker found in Britain, the great spotted is the most likely to be seen in our gardens at any […]

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Swallows Leave-29 Sep 2019

A huge “flight” or a “gulp”of Swallows amassed over the Cherry Orchard Nature Reserve yesterday, by far the most Swallows spotted over the nature reserve EVER. That’s how big and absolutely amazing the whole spectacle was to observe.  On one hand it was a heart stopping moment but on the other it was a melancholic […]

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Muntjac deer spotted 14 May 2019

This would be the second sighting of a Muntjac deer on the CONR, the first being three years ago. The one spotted this time was actually near to the road  by the small model railway site. How they get into the nature reserve is still a mystery, but it’s possible they travel along the river […]

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First swallows of 2019

The return of the swallows were noted on 13 May. For the last few years the swallows have not been as numerious as in previous years, however let’s hope that this year they will gain in numbers. One of the theories that are doing the rounds are that there are less insects to keep the […]

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Kestrel spotted -2019

The Kestrel has been absent fron Cherry Orchard Nature Reserve for some years now, but one was spotted hovering over the reserve today (May 4th 2019). Kestrels are most easily distinguished by their typical hunting behaviour which is to hover at a height of around 10–20 metres over open country and swoop down on prey, […]