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 - 9th July

A wet start to the day, but it doesn't seem to bother everything. Five Brown Hares are running around our newly reseeded field at the Avenue Tower.

A Sparrowhawk was hunting down the Avenue first thing this morning.

The Tawny Owl is again in it's usual tree along the path to the Folly Hide.

Today's high tide is at 16:33  8.5m


Around the reserve today:

Wildflowers
Red Clover
White Clover
Red Campion
Foxglove
Northern Marsh Orchid
Twayblade Orchid
Yellow Rattle
Meadow Buttercup
Common Birds-foot Trefoil
Greater Birds-foot Trefoil
Forget-me-not
Germander Speedwell

Insects
Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Small Heath Butterfly
Meadow Brown Butterfly
Ringlet Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly

Whooper Pond
Mallard 14
Mute Swan 2 with 7 large cygnets
Grey Heron 1
Oystercatcher 2

Folly Pond
Mallard 5  with 3 large ducklings
Teal 9
Moorhen 2
Grey Heron 1
House Martins

Teal Pond
Moorhen 2 
Mallard 6
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly

Avenue Tower
Mallard 8
Mute Swan 2 with 1 large cygnet
Oystercatcher 1
Brown Hare 5

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)

Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Whitethroat

Swallow
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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