Wet meadows
The heavy downpours have left the grasslands rather soggy, so best to wear boots or wellies for a little while just until the puddles can drain away. The wet grassland isn't a bad thing for wildlife as it brings new feeding opportunities for many species. The Swallows and House Martins especially are loving it this morning. During the sunny weather yesterday the River Walk was buzzing with newly emerged Peacock butterflies looking resplendent. The number of them should have come as no surprise seeing as we were encountering significant numbers of their caterpillars on the banks of nettles around the reserve just last month.
High Tide: 11:25, 8.3m
Opening times:
10am - 4pm
Last entry 3pm
Photo Credit: Alex Hillier
Meadow and River Walk
Stonechat
Lesser Redpoll
Pied wagtail
Sedge warbler
Willow warbler
Chiffchaff
Blackcap
House martin
Swallow
Reed bunting
Common sandpiper
Curlew
Roe deer
Brown hare
Otter
Common blue butterfly
Meadow brown butterfly
Ringlet butterfly
Small tortoiseshell butterfly
Red admiral butterfly
Blue-tailed damselfly
Pasture Pathway
Reed bunting
Sedge warbler
Swift
Sand martin
Swallow
Meadow pipit
Skylark
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Raven
Brown hare
Roe deer
Red fox
Meadow brown butterfly
Ringlet butterfly
Small tortoiseshell butterfly
Flood Ground
Mallard
Wigeon
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Shoveler
Mute Swan
Moorhen
Brown Hares
Roe Deer
Longhorn Cattle 2
Folly Pond
Lapwing
Redshank
Greenshank
Black-tailed godwit
Curlew
Mallard
Teal
Shoveler
Moorhen
House martin
Swallow
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Linnet
Skylark
Meadow pipit
Starling
Common whitethroat
Chiffchaff
Willow warbler
Sedge warbler
Blackcap
Brown Hares
Roe Deer
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow warbler
Sedge warbler
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Dunnock
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Webcam
Our
webcam is live 24/7 so you can tune in to get your evening fix of
wildlife. It is focused on our Badger feeding area. Watch the badgers as
they come out to feed every evening! You may even be lucky enough to
spot other wildlife such as otters, foxes or barn owls! Let us know what
you see...
https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaveroc...
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