Cowbar Lane bund is looking green!
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.
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.
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.
Last Cowbar blossoms of the year
The swallows have gone from Cowbar and it’s time for the fungi to make an appearance. Click below to read more about what's still growing here.
Cowbar Gull News
The herring gulls have now finished the business of rearing for another year and have largely moved off their nesting sites. Click below for more information about the gulls on Cowbar.