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Maple Lodge Nature Reserve
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One of Hertfordshire's hidden secrets - a private nature reserve, home to a rich variety of wildlife including waterfowl, woodland birds, bats and butterflies.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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colnevalley.bsky.social
Unfortunately, people still don’t realise what #HeathrowExpansion actually means. FIVE rivers will be diverted, which is unprecedented. Here’s one of them – the Colne Brook. The M25 and local roads would also be diverted.
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/heathrow-pos...
January 12, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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colnevalley.bsky.social
We start 2026 feeling optimistic about the future of our local countryside. In 2025 government stepped up to say positive words about the Colne Valley Regional Park, we hope in 2026, they follow up with action to protect and restore the Colne Valley to benefit people & wildlife.
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Male Shelduck at the reserve - photo by Neil Shepherd.

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#birds #waterbirds #shelduck
December 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Tiny natural structures 👌 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Slime mould - a hidden wonderland brought to life in photos
Meet Barry Webb and his award-winning images of the tiny world of slime mould.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Female Kingfisher at the reserve yesterday. Photo by Steve Beasant.

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#birds #kingfisher
Female Kingfisher on a branch with a fish in mid-air in the middle of its open beak.
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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A "skating" Water Rail at the reserve 😊 Photo by Simon Ridley.

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#waterrail #waterbirds #birds
A Water Rail walking across an icy lake.
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata) at the reserve.

Deadly poisonous!

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#fungi #fungifriends
Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata) on a lichen-covered log with a black background.
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
maplelodgereserve.bsky.social
The British Photography Awards 2025

CONGRATULATIONS to @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social member, Barry Webb, on winning the 2025 People’s Choice Award for Macro Photography!

#slimemoulds
November 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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#birds Lovely views of Jack Snipe at Maple Lodge today. #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Sparrowhawk @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social Photo by Martin Patten.

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October 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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btobirds.bsky.social
New @birdtrack.bsky.social migration blog!
➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/news/blog/migblog/24-oct-2025 Reports of winter thrushes continued to rise along with Brambling & Goldcrest. We’ve also seen a spike in Jack Snipe & more Short-eared & Long-eared Owls were recorded on the east coast. #Ornithology
Photo of a Jack Snipe bird, searching for food by probing its long bill into the mud
October 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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#birds Jack Snipe still at Maple Lodge today. #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds
October 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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#birds Water Rail at Maple Lodge this morning. #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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October 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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🌾 🐭Join the Mammal Society #NationalHarvestMouseSurvey from Oct to Mar!

Help record nests and protect this species! No experience or specialist equipment is needed and anyone can get involved.

👉 Learn how to get involved: https://mammal.org.uk/current-research/national-harvest-mouse-survey
October 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Common Snipe @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social. Photo by Daniel Ellerby.

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#birds #waders #snipe
October 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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will-j.bsky.social
A water rail - swimming! At @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social on Saturday.

#birding #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife @colnevalley.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Was a bit quiet at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social yesterday. This female sparrowhawk might be the reason! #ukbirding #hertsbirds
October 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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will-j.bsky.social
Always lovely to spend an afternoon with the kingfishers at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social. This female was out fishing immediately after the rain on Sunday.

Plus bonus migrant hawker dragonfly pic.

#birdwatching #ukbirding #kingfisher #dragonfly #odonata @colnevalley.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Nuthatch at the reserve yesterday. Photo by @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social member, Iain Nibbsy.

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Close-up photograph of a Nuthatch on a tree in a typical Nuthatch pose.
September 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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colnevalley.bsky.social
The Visitor Centre in #Denham is now temporarily Closed.
Please rest assured that the Colne Valley Park continues to offer countless ways to get out and explore your local countryside.
September 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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colnevalley.bsky.social
This 2023 survey proves the national importance of the lakes of the Northern half of the Colne Valley Regional Park for water birds. The headlines revealed that Broadwater Lake remains the key refuge, Stocker’s Lake second.
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/ducking-and-...
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Ducking and Diving in the Colne Valley - Colne Valley Regional Park
The wetland resource of the Colne Valley: a re-assessment of its importance to nature conservation, with special reference to waterbirds, is a survey commissioned in 2023 to look at water bird populat...
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk
September 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM