Wet!

 Only 2 walkers, no litter. 10 - 20 finches in glade area plus a pair of blackbirds. Usual swans & moorhens along river. Also fungus season

Sunday 9th November

 A few walkers.  More litter than usual.  A kingfisher on Red Hole Stream

The branches over the boardwalk at the southern end - mangrove swamp - seem a bit lower than normal (or maybe the boardwalk is higher, or I have grown).  Someone a bit taller than me or running may bump their head.

Family with a dog.  Hadn't seen the THREE signs at Durngate.

Thursday 6th November

All good, 7 visitors and one artist. New species recorded on the chalk board at Durngate, unfortunately I didn't see it ;-)

Weds 5th Nov staff visit

No evidence of encampment, had a good search around the original location and some other secluded spots. Nothing else to report. Thanks all for your checks!

Wednesday 5th November

 All quiet ahead of fireworks!

Had a chat with a photographer with an impressive piece of kit. He's just applied to be a volunteer lookerer for Winnall - suggested if successful he'll need a pair of wellies! Sorry Sam forgot to ask his name.

Also had a nice chat with a couple on holiday from Kent who hadn't been before and keen to find out more about the reserve.

Sadly more litter than of late in the usual places and a blue jacket has been left on the Durngate bench.

damp

 no sign of rough sleeper.

no litter. Couple of runners and walkers.

Very quiet including on the wildlife front. Heard a cetti's.

Has anyone seen evidence of water voles? I've seen nothing lately, no spoor, no chewed leaves, but then I'm not surveying from the water :P

Sunday 2nd November *person camping in the woods*

Lots of people about: walkers, birdwatchers and a number of not-very-courteous runners.  Spoke to one man on his second lap, he was polite and walked past me on his third lap.  Also spoke to a couple running abreast, they were also polite.

A man is camping in the woods by Red Bridge at agency.outgrown.seaside.  Looks like he has been there for a while.  He was friendly, said he wasn't homeless, just "passing through".  I let him know there was a homeless shelter in town.

A woman with a huge dog by the Durngate entrance, I pointed out the sign on the gate and she loitered for a bit then turned around and left.