Sheep on Hills & Holes
The lockdowns have seen unprecedented numbers visiting the Hills & Hollows in recent months. This has been a trying time for locals with increased traffic, antisocial parking, littering, dog fowling ...
Christmas Sheep Move 16 Dec 20
It feels strange to be writing about Xmas, when it seems like yesterday that I was fixing gaps in the BHH fence line in my shorts. Well at the time ...
Hills & Holes Summer Update
The lockdown has meant unprecedented numbers of visitors at Nature Reserves and Parks across the country. It has been encouraging seeing an increasing number of families with children enjoying the ...
Barnack Hills and Holes Update may 20
Hello to everyone from Natural England. We hope our local friends and supporters are staying safe during this period. Currently our work across all the NNRs has been restricted to ...
Please keep dogs under control on the Hills & Holes
Dogs & Sheep at the Hills & Holes: It’s sadly been a challenging few weeks for us on Barnack Hills and Holes National Nature Reserve (NNR). Over the weekend of ...
Footpath Works at the Hills & Holes Jan 20
Footpath Works at Barnack Hills & Holes National Nature Reserve Works are continuing on the Public Footpath that runs adjacent to the Walcot Estate Wall. Natural England are installing fencing ...
HAVING THE BLUES
My early spring butterfly transects (surveys) have thrown up the usual native overwintering suspects, namely the likes of the Peacock, Brimstone and Small Tortoiseshell butterflies. Our fantastic reserve is home ...
IMPORTANT: Hills & Holes – Consultation
Proposed Access Restriction on Hills & Holes Barnack Holes and Hills NNR: Consultation on a proposed long-term direction to RESTRICT ACCESS under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, ...
Livestock on the Hills and Holes Sept 2018
By the time you are reading this article there will be livestock present on the Hills and Holes again. If all goes to plan this will include ponies as well ...
‘Friends of the Hills and Holes’
Public meeting & Launch event: Saturday 23rd November 2pm, Wilfrid Wood Hall, Barnack Natural England have announced an exciting new venture for the Village, the formation of a ‘Friends of ...