The weekly update from the cress beds: a pair of egrets, captured by the trailcam, feeding on the scrape

Of course the heron is still there too

And the fox is there at night. Evidenced by a pair of pricked up ears!

Lazy October days on the Scrape.

This week the heron was patrolling the scrape again. It's often there, foraging for frogs

The little egret was there too, as it has been all summer

But the most videos we had were of the foxes, like this one of a single animal, and the one below, of two foxes.These animals look extremely healthy, but a dead fox was recently found in the cress beds.

Last trapping of the year

Ben Sale and the Trust mothing team carried out the final moth trapping of the year at Gadespring on the first evening of October. As Ben says, "[t]he moth numbers weren't huge which is to be expected this time of year, but we got a great variety of different kinds and some early and late records thrown in to mix it up a bit". Ben mentions the moths particularly attracted to Ivy at this time of year. If you have this plant in your garden, it is well worth going out after dark, with a torch, and seeing whether you too are a host to these beautiful creatures.

For all the details and some lovely photos, head over to Ben's blog HERE.

Latest clips from Gadespring trailcam

The egret seems to be in a hurry. Perhaps it's seen the fox?

The heron and the fox are ignoring each other but I can't help but think they are aware of the camera