Have you seen these Orchids?
The wet weather this spring has delayed many of the flowers we expect on Cowbar. Click here to see a spectacular plant which has just begun to bloom!
The wet weather this spring has delayed many of the flowers we expect on Cowbar. Click here to see a spectacular plant which has just begun to bloom!
For the past couple of months, we have been collecting seeds from the Cowbar bund and cliff top plants to sow along the south verge. Click below to read more about verge management on Cowbar.
Cowbar joined in the local Community Earth Festival this June with a wildlflower walk led by Martin Allen and joined by Sue Antrobus from Tees Valley Wildlife Trust (www.teeswildlife.org) Click below to read more about this event.
The only spiny mammal living in Britain is the hedgehog but their numbers have plummeted in the UK since 2000. Click below to read more about the population of Cowbar hedgehogs being fed and tracked on Cowbar.
At the start of May there were red campions coming through all along the bund. Click below to see what else has flowered during May this year.
Today is Earth Day. It is a day to especially celebrate the extraordinary planet we live on and focus on what we must do to protect it. Click below to find out more about what's happening.
The bund is a rich green all over in mid-March. Click below to read more about what can be seen on the bund in early spring.
This time last year the bund was still bare earth but today it is covered in green shoots from a variety of plants which will flower later in the year. Click below to read more about what is already growing.
The first flowers of 2023 have come through on the bund along Cowbar Lane. Click below to find out what they are.
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.