Friends Of Stocker's Lake

FOSL is a charity protecting and enhancing the local environment around Stocker's Lake for the benefit of wildlife flora and people's enjoyment.

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

We have created a highlight video of our 2024 Grey Heron nesting livestream. 1200+ hours of footage edited down to 5 minutes. It covers the entire season from nest selection in February to the final departure of a successfully fledged chick in May. https://t.co/WRUjzssQ9x

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

We are delighted to regularly be receiving reports of Water Voles being sighted at the reserve. This is all thanks to some energetic conservation work by @HMWTBadger and others, supported locally by FoSL.
https://t.co/2y9qHHXkCo

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

We have been informed by Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust that part of the path around Stocker’s Lake will be closed from Monday 26th September for altogether six days including Monday 3rd October. It will be open over the weekend of 1st & 2nd October.

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

Support FoSL buy bidding for these Chinon Blue Ribbon binoculars! https://t.co/2046VcWukJ

[TooFarFromDorset @Neil_TFFD]

Little Owl at Stocker’s Farm this morning. #BirdsSeenIn2022 #hertsbirds @HMWTBadger @FoStockersLake

[Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust @HMWTBadger]

Thanks to the help of @FoStockersLake and British Airways Club Angling Society for helping us make brash bundles with biodegradable twine and installing them around some of the fishing swims at Stocker's Lake. @AffinityWater #Conservation

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

Please take a look at this montage of the breeding efforts of our herons and little egrets so far in 2022.
https://t.co/5Rd5VQbgzl

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

We have a new and improved website!

You can view upcoming events, monthly bird sightings, as well as annual bird reports to 2010 and annual butterfly reports to 2014.

https://t.co/OMam90O1li

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

Wildfowl Walk
Sunday, 9 January 2022
10:00 am -12:30 pm

Our first of two guided walks this year to look out for over-wintering wildfowl - a speciality of Stocker’s Lake.

https://t.co/OoKfNSXtdA

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

Half of Stocker's Lake sits within the Batchworth parish area. Please take a look at the vision and objectives for the Neighbourhood Plan.

[TheBatchworthPlan @BatchworthPlan]

Please fill in our short questionnaire before 18 July. Share your views on the vision and objectives that will inform the Draft Neighbourhood Plan. https://t.co/3IOhLJMDSu

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

Bat trapping surveying on Friday 2nd August at Stocker's Lake found 67 bats: 2 Nathusius pipistrelle, 1 noctule, 16 Daubenton's, 43 Soprano pipistrelle & 5 Common pipistrelle. A record number for us!

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

@Alexbirder1 Hey Alex, great photo! If you are on Facebook you should join our community andforum.https://t.co/RDCjmrp6MI

[Alex Liddle @Alexliddle88]

Another good work party with @FoStockersLake building fences and digging trenches - also happy to get my first photos of Garden Warbler. #hertsbirds

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

Footage of two growing Heron chicks from early April at Stocker's Lake

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

Footage of two Heron chicks and one adult from late March at Stocker's Lake

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

Get in touch about volunteering on you local nature reserve!

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

Herons are now sitting and standing on nests abound! There is one from the Kingfisher Hide at 7 o’clock from the top of the osprey pole in very good view. Nests can also be seen from the Causeway. We have a camera fixed on the nest pictured.

[Alex Liddle @Alexliddle88]

Just the usual stuff around Stocker's Lake today, but still good to see - first time I have heard Treecreeper song here. #hertsbirds @FoStockersLake

[Friends Of Stocker's Lake @FoStockersLake]

Will these bats hang around after HS2 construction? Video - https://t.co/H6A6JLmyW1

[Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust @HMWTBadger]

After 225 hours of dedicated volunteer time we have a beautiful, completed cob #kingfisher bank at #StockersLake. Look out for bright flashes of blue coming in and out of the nesting chambers if you visit!