First flowers of the new year on Cowbar Lane Bund
The first flowers of 2023 have come through on the bund along Cowbar Lane. Click below to find out what they are.
Cowbar Nature and Teesmouth Bird Club
Mark Askew from Teesmouth Bird Club kindly arranged for us to make an appeal for more photos of birds on Cowbar in TBC's December newsletter. Click below to read more about this newsletter.
An end of year summary of Cowbar raking and sowing.
In November 2022 we finally finished raking the Cowbar Lane bund free of the arisings from the council’s second September annual mow. Click below to read a summary of what we have done to the grassland and verges this year and to see what to look out for as growing begins in 2023.
Autumn migrants stop off to refuel on Cowbar
Autumn bird migration is quite a drawn out affair, with some birds heading south as early as July and others lingering into November, but October is one of the most exciting on our coast. Click below to read more about seasonal bird visitors on Cowbar this autumn.
More coastal wildflowers for Cowbar
This month we met with Paul Murphy, the new Redcar and Cleveland Countryside Ranger. Click below to read more about the plans we discussed.
Cowbar area harvest mouse survey
The Mammal Society’s National Harvest Mouse Survey begins next month and runs until March 2023. Click below to find out more and see how you could get involved.
Autumn mowing on Cowbar Lane
This week the bund and verges had their annual mowing, by arrangement with the council. Click below to read more about how this fits into long term plans to increase biodiversity on Cowbar.
Bats
Bats can occasionally be spotted on Cowbar at twilight, around the cottages and over the cliff top. Click here to read more about them and where they may be living.
Book review: Islands of Abandonment
One of the Cowbar residents has a book to recommend. Click below to find out more.
Minke whales spotted from Cowbar?
Recently a large number of sea creatures were spotted from the railings near Cowbar Cottages. Click below to find out more about them.