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The South Holderness Countryside Society are holding an open event this Summer for our members and their guests - save the date! Ivy House, Hollym, is hosting our fabulous Summer Open Event on Saturday 8th August. From 1pm to 4pm. Check out our incredible photo displays of our reserves, history

These gorgeous little things are called Sea Gooseberries. They have most likely ended up on the beaches due to recent strong winds. They tend to be in high abundance at this time of year in any case due to the increased amount of plankton (their main food source) in surface

The UK's favourite bird! Thanks to its bright red breast, it's familiar throughout the year and especially during Winter. Males and females look identical, young birds have no red breast and are spotted with golden brown. Robins sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they are aggressively

Just look at this wonderful, hard working, happy gang! Our amazing volunteers work so hard to maintain our reserves and we are thankful for every single one of them. If you enjoy outdoor work, and would like to get involved, look out for our next Task Day and come along

When is a seagull NOT a Seagull??! A herring gull is a specific, large species of bird, while "seagull" is a colloquial nickname for many types of gulls. Herring gulls are recognized by their pale grey backs, pink legs, and a red spot on their yellow bills. They are often

The English name, dandelion, is a borrowing of the French dent de lion meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. The plant is also known as blowball, cankerwort, doon-head-clock, witch's gowan, milk witch, lion's-tooth, yellow-gowan, Irish daisy, monks-head, priest's-crown, and puff-ball; other common names include faceclock, pee-a-bed, wet-a-bed,

I just love those branching, tree-like, or fan-shaped channels left in the sand as water drains back to the sea. They are known as rill marks. Rill Marks: These are small, delicate channels carved into sand by trickling water (usually backwash) as the tide falls. Dendritic Drainage Patterns: Because rill

We are fortunate to have a small but dedicated group of volunteers that regularly turn out with Andy, Charlie and Peter to perform conservation work on our reserves. TASK DAY ALERT!! Tomorrow - Sunday May 17th – Ivy House and grounds maintenance day. We hope you can make it and

We are fortunate to have a small but dedicated group of volunteers that regularly turn out with Andy, Charlie and Peter to perform conservation work on our reserves. TASK DAY ALERT!! This Sunday May 17th – Ivy House and grounds maintenance day. We hope you can make it and get

We are fortunate to have a small but dedicated group of volunteers that regularly turn out with Andy, Charlie and Peter to perform conservation work on our reserves. TASK DAY ALERT!! Next Sunday May 17th – Ivy House and grounds maintenance day. We hope you can make it and get