Rush Furlong
Rush Furlong is a fragment of the once extensive system of strip farming in the Isle of Axholme.
Rush Furlong is a fragment of the once extensive system of strip farming in the Isle of Axholme.
With the rising use of drones on reserves, we speak to Head of Nature Reserves Dave Bromwich about the detrimental effect they can have on wildlife.
During my placement I have been lucky to have visited some of the Trust’s reserves and find out what goes in to managing them as special sites for nature.
This National Careers Week we explore the different types of roles available within the charity conservation industry. We chat with Emily Summerlin, Assistant Reserves Warden at Whisby Nature Park…
Weekly work parties are held on our coastal reserves in the Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park.
As its name suggests, the smooth stems of soft rush are thinner and more flexible than those of hard rush. It forms tufts in wetland habitats like wet woodlands, marshes, ditches and grasslands.…
Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.
The stiff, spiky and upright leaves and brown flowers of hard rush are a familiar sight of wetlands, riversides, dune slacks and marshes across England and Wales.