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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




Sunday, 22 July 2012

Baby Blue Tit

Over the past week a baby Blue Tit has been loitering around the main building at the field centre. When he was first spotted it appeared that he was possibly in a poor condition and maybe was unable to fly. We think it is possible that he (or she) had left the nest too soon and was fending for himself. However for the past few days he has been fed by centre staff and can fly well.

In the past we have been able to watch Blue Tits in their nesting box with a nest box camera but this year the Blue Tits did not nest in this box.


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