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Malham Tarn Field Centre, situated near Malham Tarn in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. Follow this blog to keep up to date with current goings on at the Tarn.
The centre is run by the Field Studies Council and is popular with both geography and biology students, as well as the wider public. Opened in 1947, the Centre celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2007.Within walking distance of the Centre are famous limestone features including Malham Cove, Gordale Scar and spectacular karst landscapes. The route of the Pennine Way footpath runs very close to the buildings. Nearby habitats include limestone pavement, grazed and ungrazed grassland, woodland and species-rich fen, acid peat pools and stony hill streams. Malham Tarn itself is one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe.

For more information please go to
http://www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn/index.aspx




Friday 20 May 2011

Bluetits

At Malham Tarn Field Centre we have nestboxes and batboxes around the buildings. This year we have had a pair of Bluetits that have nested and laid 7 eggs. Two hatched yesterday on May 19th and the third hatched today on May 20th. They have been named Louis, Sky and Tess by St Mary's School from Colchester, who were here as part of their John Muir Award Course. Check back to find out how many more have hatched.
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  1. Malham Tarn18 June 2011 at 13:27

    Update 18th June- We believe that 1 of the 3 baby Bluetits have fledged the nest and make a successful start in life. We will wait to see if next year we have more Bluetits nest and lay more eggs.

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