An Update on The Miagis Like all of us here at Watatunga, many of you have been following the progress of a pair of Storks who nested and laid eggs for the first time here this summer. Known as Mr and Mrs Miagi, these two began nest building in May, with Mr Miagi...
Coping in a Heatwave With an unprecedented heatwave arriving on Monday, it isn’t just humans who will be suffering, our wildlife certainly will too. Many of the animals here at Watatunga are native to the tropics and hot deserts, but that doesn’t mean that they are...
School’s Out! ‘We believe the children are the future’ as the old song goes, and that is why it is always such a delight to welcome schoolchildren here to Watatunga. We have recently been visited by classes from Watlington Primary School, Langham...
Alex’s Anecdotes – June 22 We are delighted that our Tour Guide, Alex Douglas, is going to provide monthly musings on our blog, documenting her observations, experiences and intimate stories from her wonderful work across the reserve. Many of you will have...
Major’s Moths One of our guests staying at Majors Lodge took advantage of a fine evening on June 22nd and set up a moth trap to see what nocturnal creatures might appear and we were stunned to find that they recorded 55 different species before releasing them...
A Gift From Us It has already been an amazing year here at Watatunga; with new additions to the reserve, becoming the Best New Visitor Attraction in the East of England, and welcoming so many wonderful guests both for our Guided Tours and in our two wonderful Holiday...
