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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Named Whooper Update!

Please be aware, the B725 is closed at Brow Well bridge. If you are visiting from the Carlisle/Annan direction you have to come via Dumfries. The bridge has suffered severe damage due to recent flooding and may be closed for a significant amount of time.

Plenty of Whooper Swans have been arriving from Iceland every day. Over 30 were seen this morning across the site! Quite a few of The ringed swans spotted are unnamed, but the following named swans were sighted this morning:
Hendrik (Yellow ZJS)
Bernard (Orange XLJ)
Obi-Swan-Kenobi (Orange YFS)
Sheldon Whooper (Orange YST)
Margaret Ruth (Orange YTC)

Photo credits: Flora Louden

High Tide: 16:55, 7.8m

Opening times:
10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day

Around the reserve:

Whooper Swans: 31

Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Mallard
Wigeon
Tufted Duck
Teal
Moorhen

Folly Pond
Whooper Swan
Teal
Wigeon
Shoveler
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Canada Goose
Greylag Goose
Black-tailed Godwit
Snipe
Lapwing
Moorhen

Teal Pond
Mallard
Gadwall
Wigeon
Teal
Moorhen

Avenue Tower
Peregrine Falcon
Redwing
Moorhen
Mallard
Wigeon
Gadwall
Grey Heron
Little Grebe
Little Egret
Shoveler
Mute Swan
Golden Plover
Longhorn Cattle 2

Saltcot Merse Observatory
Mute Swan
Barnacle Geese
Pink-footed Geese
Shelduck
Pintail
Dunlin
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Linnet
Hebridean Sheep 12

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)

Redwing
Blackcap
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest

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