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Three Ospreys - Maya, 33(11) and 1R0 - on the Manton Bay nest.

A Recap on Last Year

Ahead of the start of the Osprey 2025 Season, we’re taking a look back on the highlight events from last year.

An elephant hawk-moth caterpillar. It's fat, greyish brown and looks like an elephant's trunk. It has four large eyespots behind its head

The elephant in the room

Late summer is the best time to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars, the elephant hawk-moth.

A beautiful young woman sits on the grass in a park, with daisies in the foreground and blossoming trees behind. She has her head thrown back and her eyes closed, enjoying the peace of nature

Keeping nature in mind

30 Days Wild is the perfect opportunity to discover the health benefits of spending time in nature. Rob Gordon shares some of his top tips for relaxing in nature this June.

Marbled White on Pyramidal Orchid

Glorious grasslands

A summer meadow is a beautiful sight, but there’s so much more to it than gently waving grass heads and fabulous flowers.

Manton Bay 4 Egg Clutch 2023

Great Egg-Spectations

With four eggs on the Manton Bay nest, Information Officer George Smith gives an update on the Rutland Ospreys.

Maya and 33(11) on Manton Bay Nest

Start of Season Update

With the season underway, Information Officer George Smith gives an update on the start of the season and gives an indication of what to expect in the coming weeks.

A female blackbird staling through the long grass of a lawn, with a worm in her beak

Lions of the lawn

Discover some of the predators stalking through your garden’s grassland.

1H3 Clive Harding

Rutland Ospreys in Winter

Tim Mackrill, our consultant to the Osprey Project, gives an update on sightings of Rutland Ospreys during the winter months.