ROSE END MEADOWS NATURE RESERVE CROMFORD

OWNED BY THE

DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST

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WILDLIFE DIARY - What to look for and when:

Please note this list is a personal record, I'm sure you'll do much better !

Click the underlined link to learn more or sometimes see a photo taken on Rose End Meadows

Look for	What	When	Comments
Amphibians	Frog Spawn	Spring	Around Mid-March in Bottom Dewpond
Amphibians	Toad Spawn Toads	Spring	Around Mid-April in Bottom Dewpond
Trees	Hazel Catkins	Spring	Mid-March
Trees	Blackthorn	Spring	Comes into blossom Mid-March
Mammals	Rabbits	Spring	Young Rabbits sometimes seen.
Birds	Chiffchaff	Spring	First Chiffchaff usually heard about third week in March
Plants	Lord and Ladies Cuckoo Pint Wild Arum	Spring	Spikes appear early April
Flowers	Wood Anemones	Spring	Flowers early April
Parasite	Toothwort	Spring	Flowers early April
Flowers	Cowslips	Spring	Flowers early April
Flowers	Celandines	Spring	Flowers early April
Birds	Ravens	Spring	Sometimes display over Reserve
Birds	Willow Warbler	Spring	First Willow Warbler usually heard about 12th April
Flowers	Bluebells	Spring	Good displays late April early May
Birds	Swifts	Spring	Swifts return to Cromford village around Mid-May
Butterflies	Speckled Wood	Spring	Sunny days in May
Orchids	Common Spotted	Summer	Start to flower early June
Orchids	Frog	Summer	Flower Mid-June
Orchids	Bee	Summer	Flower Mid-June
Orchids	Pyramidal	Summer	Flowers early July
Flowers	Meadow Cranesbill	Summer	Flowering everywhere
Flowers	Buttercups	Summer	Flowering everywhere
Flowers	Field Scabious	Summer	Flowering everywhere
Flowers	Salad Burnett	Summer	Flowering everywhere
Flowers	Ragwort	Summer	In full flower
Flowers	Common Knapweed	Summer	In full flower
Flowers	Meadow Sweet	Summer	In full flower
Flowers	Betony	Summer	In full flower
Butterflies	Meadow Brown	Summer	Still around
Fungi	Giant Puffballs	Autumn	Beginning to grow late August
Mammals	Grey Squirrel	Autumn	Seen in wood
Cattle	Cows	Autumn	Cows introduced end of August to late November to graze meadows
Sheep	Jacob Sheep	Autumn	Sheep introduced Winter 2005/6
Birds	Finches	Autumn	Flocks of Finches feeding on Knapweed seeds
Mammals	Moles	Winter	Fresh Molehills seem to appear everywhere
Birds	Thrushes	Winter	Redwing and Fieldfare
Birds	Hawfinches	Winter	Most likely to be seen in Winter months
Birds	Waxwing	Winter	If it is a big irruption year for Waxwings they may visit the Reserve
Reptiles	Slow Worms	All year	Active on warmer days