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Splash Pad - Opening Soon

We are hoping to confirm the opening date for our new Splash Pad very soon - the rest of our playground is open, including the new Multi-Play Climber and Trail course. Thank you for bearing with us.

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Latest sightings

Redpoll and Bearded Tits in wildside

Redpoll and Bearded Tits in wildside

2 Water Pipit and a little Egret also on the reserve today

3 November 2019
Bittern and Water Pipit braving the strong winds this morning

Bittern and Water Pipit braving the strong winds this morning

Male Stonechat back on the wader scrape islands

2 November 2019
Bittern Knot and Water Pipit all on our main lake

Bittern Knot and Water Pipit all on our main lake

Siskin busy about the sheltered lagoon too.

1 November 2019
Hen Harrier over north-west, plus Knot still on main lake and Bearded Tits on the sheltered lagoon

Hen Harrier over north-west, plus Knot still on main lake and Bearded Tits on the sheltered lagoon

The Hen Harrier flew over the reserve heading NW this morning. The main lake has had 2 Bittern, Knot and a late migrating Swallow

31 October 2019
2 Bittern showing well plus Knot, Jack Snipe and Water Pipit

2 Bittern showing well plus Knot, Jack Snipe and Water Pipit

2 Bittern showing well this morning on the main lake North shore.

30 October 2019
Bittern on the main lake

Bittern on the main lake

Bittern showing on the North shore of the main lake

29 October 2019
Lesser Repoll and Siskin feeding on Alders trees

Lesser Repoll and Siskin feeding on Alders trees

Wildside Alders have Siskin, Redpoll and Goldfinch feeding in the tree tops. Water Rail and Stonechat feeding in the freshly cut patches of main reedbed

28 October 2019
First Bittern of the autumn

First Bittern of the autumn

First Bittern of the year spotted on the North shore of the main lake. Water Rail showing very well on the reserve this morning as well with 2 feeding in the open along the grazing marsh fenceline and main lake islands 21/22.

27 October 2019
male and female Pintail on the reserve today

male and female Pintail on the reserve today

Siskin feeding in Alder trees around the sheltered lagoon on this blustery morning

26 October 2019
Plenty of Thrush & Starling movement over the reserve

Plenty of Thrush & Starling movement over the reserve

Linnets and Stonechats adding variety to our grazing marsh

25 October 2019
Stonechat flitting around the grazing marsh fenceline

Stonechat flitting around the grazing marsh fenceline

4 Stonechat along the grazing marsh fenceline this morning while Pintail continues on the main lake.

24 October 2019
Pintail showing well on the main lake

Pintail showing well on the main lake

Female Pintail showing well on the main lake this morning as Redwing and Meadow Pipit continue to pass overhead.

23 October 2019
Redwing starting to land on tree tops

Redwing starting to land on tree tops

Snipe showing well on the wader scrape

22 October 2019
Dunlin on the main lake

Dunlin on the main lake

Dunlin sitting with Lapwings on the main lake. Also good passage of Redwings over west all morning

21 October 2019
Grazing wigeon on the wader scrape and grazing marsh

Grazing wigeon on the wader scrape and grazing marsh

Meadow Pipit continue to migrate overhead and a Little Grebe is also on the reservoir lagoon.

20 October 2019