Category Archives: Wildlife
Wildlife Cameras Go Missing
For a while now at Stanwick Lakes, we have enjoyed monitoring the activity of the wildlife that lives here using motion sensor cameras. We have been lucky enough to film wonderful glimpses of the creatures and these films have provided fantastic educational value for the many school children, groups and clubs who visit Stanwick Lakes [...]
Read moreZebra Mussels are living in our lakes!
Did you know that all the indoor toilets here at Stanwick Lakes are flushed with water from the lake beside the building? Most people recycle water using water from the roof which is collected when it rains. As we had a big “tank” right beside the building we decided to use that instead. However, very [...]
Read moreHow the recent floods have affected Stanwick Lakes
We have seen our first flood in two years which has topped up lakes and reedbeds across this important wetland habitat at Stanwick Lakes. The low water levels last year resulted in larger numbers of breeding ground nesting birds, while the higher water levels in the reedbeds this year will benefit the waders and water [...]
Read moreLet your lawn Bee!
The honey bee pollinates roughly a third of all the fruits and crops in Northamptonshire. If we don’t look after it, we could struggle to produce apples, berries, nuts, cucumbers and cabbages in the future. We also need the honey bee to help save our wild flowers, which have declined by about 80% in the [...]
Read moreOtters caught on infra-red cameras
Over the few years at Stanwick Lakes we’ve been testing some pretty advanced technology to see what sorts of wildlife enters into our grounds at night.. So far we’ve been luck enough to spot a whole range of creatures from Muntjac, Field Mice, Pheasants, Foxes to Badgers! Using our infra-red stealth cam earlier in the [...]
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