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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Tuesday June 21st

Little real change from yesterday with plenty of young bird activity, especially around the feed stations

Today's high tide is at 13:48,  8.7m


Around the reserve today:

Wildflowers
Cuckoo Flower
Red Campion
Foxglove
Northern Marsh Orchid
Twayblade Orchid
Yellow Rattle
Red Clover
Lesser Trefoil
Tufted Vetch

Whooper Pond
Mallard 64
Mute Swan 2 + 7 cygnets (Back Pond)
Moorhen 3
Heron 1
Oystercatcher 2

Folly Pond
Lapwing 6
Heron 2
Moorhen 2 + 1 chicks
Mallard 8 + 7 ducklings
House Martins

Teal Pond
Mallard 3 + 2 ducklings
Heron 1
Moorhen 2 + 1 chick
Little Grebe 1
Stonechat 1
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly

Avenue Tower
Mallard 4
Teal 7
Wigeon 1
Heron 1
Oystercatcher 2
Moorhen 1
Longhorn cattle 3

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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