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September seed time – Goldfinches on Cowbar
The Cowbar grassland is now covered in many species of seed heads - a feast for birds, insects and the creatures that live here. The Goldfinches especially love the thistle…
Two local chances to share your views about nature
TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER AN IMPORTANT CONSULTATION This is your chance to have your say about how to protect and enhance nature in our region. Local Nature…
Burnet Moths love Cowbar Knapweed!
One of our most eye-catching moths is back. In the summer, there are plenty of six-spotted Burnet Moths on Cowbar, settling on common knapweed or thistles, their regular choice…
July 4th 2026 – National Meadows Day!
This is a day for celebrating the treasure of meadows all over the UK! Cowbar grassland was once agricultural land decades ago. Now it is a species-rich stretch of ‘semi-improved’…
REConnect would like to hear from you!
How do you feel about our beautiful river valleys, coastline and coastal streams? What are your thoughts on the nature around us and nature recovery ? REConnect is a community…
Bee Orchids are back on Cowbar!
This June a fascinating and beautiful orchid has reappeared.
Cowbar Yarrow – medicine and myth
Holding him by the heel, the Greek goddess, Thetis, bathed her little boy, Achilles, in water fortified by a local plant that would make him invincible. Shame about the heel,…
Skylarks are singing on Cowbar
I recall studying Shelley’s ‘To a Skylark’ as a teenager, i.e., at a time when football results mattered more to me than birdsong. I was surprised to discover recently that…
Cowbar Autumn Goldfinches
A cloud of Goldfinches feasting on seeds on Cowbar this August A group of goldfinches is called a 'charm'. This term comes from the Old English word 'c'irm' and refers…
The Big (Cowbar) Butterfly Count is back!
Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count begins on July 15th and will run until August 10th. So far, over a million butterflies have been added to the count nationally. The Big…
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