Take a look at this website, in times when local authorities are having to examine their resources its great to see that environmental conservation is still a priority. Well done Plymouth City Council http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/wildflowermeadows

From New Scientist Gulls tucking in to discarded food or flocking around landfills has become a familiar sight. Now data from the Pacific north-west of Canada spanning 149 years has shown that substituting fish with less nutritious food is linked to population declines and lower fertility in glaucous-winged gulls (Larus glaucescens) a close relative of the herring and lesser black-backed gull. Louise Blight from the University of British Columbia and her colleagues looked at 270 gulls’ feather samples from museums, taken […]

First trip of the 2014/15 season and another fine afternoon with plenty to see. Sailing on a slightly higher tide than usual we were able to get further up both the Tamar and Lynher. Only a  few Avocets were seen, c40 on the mudbank at Holes Hole but given the mild weather perhaps that s not surprising. I would expect the numbers to increase in the next few weeks and especially after Christmas. Highlight was a first winter Glaucous Gull […]

We have been informed by Plymouth Boat Trips that the Plymouth Sound is now unavailable in January and they don’t have any other boat that can sail upriver on the low tide. It is therefore regrettable that we have no option but to cancel the boat trip scheduled for January 18th 2015. We apologise for any inconvenience and will offer places on alternative dates to these who have already booked or a full refund if you can’t make any other […]