Accessibility during autumn and winter

During the colder months, the reserve can be wet and muddy so waterproof footwear is recommended. Those with limited mobility or using push wheelchairs may find traversing the Avenue and Saltcot Loaning unsuitable. Please call us on 01387 770200 for more info.

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Latest Sightings - 12th June - Fox on the Folly Pond

The sun is just breaking through the cloud this morning, and it is still very warm despite some rain last night.

A large male Fox was causing some disturbance on the Folly Pond first thing.

There are a few Roe Deer around the reserve, they should already have given birth to kids or will be soon.

Today's high tide is at 18:51  7.6m


Around the reserve today:

Wildflowers
Cuckoo Flower
Red Campion
Foxglove
Northern Marsh Orchid
Twayblade Orchid
Yellow Rattle
Meadow Buttercup
Birds-foot Trefoil
Hawthorn flowers

Whooper Pond
Mallard 59
Mute Swan 2 + 7 cygnets
Oystercatcher 2

Folly Pond
Mallard 2
Moorhen 2 + 2 chicks
Grey Heron 3
House Martins
Fox 1 at 8:30

Teal Pond
Moorhen 2 + 2 chicks
Mallard 4 + 5 ducklings
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly

Avenue Tower
Wigeon 1
Mallard 2
Shelduck 1
Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets
Oystercatcher 1
Roe Deer 2

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Warbler
Garden Warbler
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Whitethroat

Swallow
Sand Martin
House Martin

Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker

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