Have you ever mistaken a Coot for a Moorhen? 👀 It's #NationalLookalikeDay and we've paired together birding lookalikes with some key tips on how to tell them apart 🤔 Get your binoculars at the ready, and tell us your favourite wildlife lookalikes
Smooth Newt snuggles in damn moss at Gunpowder Park's Osier Marsh
Nothing beats the sight of a snuggly Smooth Newt amongst the moss 🦎
This was spotted by our Biodiversity Officer, Dawn in the Osier Marsh at Gunpowder Park 🔍
Thank you to our fabulous @leevalleypark.bsky.social volunteers who helped clear scrub earlier this month!
Sunrise over the horizon with the reeds shadows by Kasia
Round sunrise through the pylons by Kasia
Golden glow of the sunrise with shadows of swans flying by Kasia
Misty morning over the lake by Kasia
What stunning mornings we've had these passed couple of days! Kasia has captured them in all their glory ☀️
Blossom tree at Stanstead by Paul Wood
Hello Spring! Our header photo this month is by Paul Wood of the River Lee at Stanstead 🌸
Thank you to all of the @leevalleypark.bsky.social volunteers who helped to create these wonderful dead hedges with our rangers at Tottenham Marshes yesterday!
A black-and-white Avocet stands motionless in shallow wetland water, facing the camera with an unimpressed expression, as if waiting for an explanation. Its long blue-grey legs are partly submerged and its thin, upturned bill curves slightly to one side. Gentle ripples surround the bird, with soft, blurred wetland tones in the background.
Respect Wetlands. Or explain it to this Avocet.
#WorldWetlandsDay
Thank you to all of the @leevalleypark.bsky.social volunteers who helped the Rangers last week at Gunpowder Park.
Thank you to the @leevalleypark.bsky.social volunteers who helped our Ranger Service at Waltham Abbey Gardens yesterday. Tasks included clearing netting, turning over the soil, weeding around 42 fruit trees, planting wildflower seeds and covering them over with bark.
Otter breaking the surface of the water
A dusk delight for volunteers at one of our Bittern surveys! As the sun went down the lucky watchers caught sight of a Otter breaking the water 🦦
Bittern amongst the reeds
Think winter is quiet? Think again! Lee Valley Regional Park is alive with wildlife even in the cold months ❄️🐦 Find out what creatures you can spot and make your next walk unforgettable. www.visitleevalley.org.uk/post/spotlig...
Keep an eye out for Shovelers in the park this autumn and winter 🔍 You can upload your sightings here www.visitleevalley.org.uk/wildlife-wat...
Your next opportunity in the green space sector could be among this month's highlights:
✨Community Food Growing & Engagement Officer, @lewisham.gov.uk
✨Senior Gardener + Assistant Ranger, @leevalleypark.bsky.social
✨Treescape Curator, @theroyalparks.bsky.social
✨Trustee with us!
See more info
@batconservation.bsky.social @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Water Vole Waving by Giles Greenwood
Bat on a tree
Wild about wildlife?
Our Biodiversity have two great wildlife events coming this September:
🦇 Discover Bats, Moths and More - learn about the night time wildlife
🐭 Water Voles and Wetlands - find out about this amazing mammal and the place it calls home
Book your spaces today! bit.ly/4mIGaXV
Black-crowned Night Heron sitting in a Willow tree at Rye Meads
What a stunning sighting from Stuart Fox - Black-crowned Night Heron everyone! 🖤
It’s a lovely one 📷
Striped summer sightings! The Jersey Tiger Moth has been making appearances in the park! What have you spotted recently? 🦋
📷 David Moir
Check out some of the great sighting @chrismothman.bsky.social spotted on their recent visit 🐞
Amazing sights! Thank you for coming
Assistant Ranger opportunity with @leevalleypark.bsky.social Fixed Term for 2 Years - 35 hours per week (Monday – Sunday Shift Rota) c-js.uk/44r2hKV
Thank you for your kind words we will pass this to the Rangers 💚
It has been a very dry spring and summer so far - Fingers crossed for some rain to come 🤞
A Glossy Ibis wades in shallow water, its long curved bill submerged as it forages. The bird has a rich chestnut-brown body with iridescent green and purple feathers on its wings and back. The water is calm, creating a soft reflection of the bird. Photo taken by Paula Moore
We had a very special visitor on Cornmill Meadows this weekend! A Glossy Ibis made an appearance and brought lots of joy to visitors and birders alike ❤️
📷: Paula Moore
They're very much 'nest robbers'!
A bee-fly hovering above grass and small plants, with its fuzzy brown body, long proboscis, and rapidly beating wings visible in mid-flight.
The park is buzzing with the sunny weather
Graham C has spotted his first Bee-fly (Bombylius major) at RSPB Rye Meads 🐝 Have you spotted one yet?
Sunshine and blossom 🌸 What’s not to like?
Volunteers planting Scarce Tufted-sedge in the wetland at Silvermeade
There’s hope for the critically endangered Scarce Tufted-sedge plant (Carex cespitosa). Found at just 1 UK site, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority joined a recovery plan, spearheaded by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
to save the wetland plant from extinction in the UK. ow.ly/wbtC50Vwn6C 🌾
