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Bodenham Lake
Bodenham Lake is an important overwintering and breeding area for birds and other aquatic wildlife, so approximately half of the site is managed as a wildlife refuge with restricted public access…
Flooding takes its toll at Bodenham Lake
What’s happening at Bodenham Lake? Project update
Oystercatcher chicks hatch at Bodenham Lake
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s work to create islands for ground nesting birds at Bodenham Lake have proved successful after oystercatchers breed for the first time.
Unveiling reedbed creation at Bodenham Lake
Bill Wiggin MP unveils one hectare of reedbed for wildlife at Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve
On the 17th of May Bill Wiggin MP joined Herefordshire Wildlife Trust staff, volunteers, project…
Improvements for people and wildlife at Bodenham Lake this autumn
As part of our ongoing Bodenham Lake Reedbed Project staff, volunteers and contractors are busy making improvements to the site this autumn.
Bodenham Lake Diary: Autumn to Winter 2018-2019
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust starts work to create a new wetland for wildlife
Major landscaping work has begun this month at Oak Tree Farm nature reserve in the Lugg Valley to create a wildlife-friendly wetland with pools, wet grassland and reedbeds.
Wetlands
Healthy wetlands store carbon and slow the flow of water, cleaning it naturally and reducing flood risk downstream. They support an abundance of plant life, which in turn provide perfect shelter,…
Bodenham Lake Diary: Autumn & Winter 2018-19
Exciting times at the Lake...
Record numbers of toads helped across the road to Bodenham Lake
A dedicated team of volunteers has been patrolling the lane alongside Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve all spring, helping over 1,000 toads safely across to the lake to breed.
Go Toads! - Bodenham Toad Patrol
Bodenham Toad Patrol was established in 2016 by Herefordshire Wildlife Trust's Go Toads! Community Project. Our aim is to protect this local population during the spring annual migration to Bodenham Lake. The toads are collected and safely transported to the lakeside by the patrol team where they can find a mate and spawn.