We finally got round to checking the trail camera footage this week from Straidkilly. Trail cameras are a great wildlife management tool; we use them here on the reserve to primarily monitor the presence of mammals. Red squirrel and stoat were both captured earlier this summer, along with a lovely jay ~ Ryan

On the bog this week, spotted while I was taking in the weather station for our CAAN peatlands project, We use the weather station to record rainfall data - which assists us to monitor water levels on the bog~ Ronald

Female black darter;  Emerald damselfly; Bog rosemary; Emerald again; Large emerald moth; Clouded border

Sadly its not always good news on our reserves. Over the years we have had problems with anti-social behaviour on some of our sites and this sight greeted me after the weekend. The bin was vandalised and tossed into the pond - so unnecessary and causes such a danger to our precious wildlife. We monitor the site regularly, but the good weather seems to bring out the worst in some people 😢 ~ Deborah