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On Thursday 18 September, we will be closed to visitors for operational reasons. We will reopen as usual on Friday 19 September. Thank you for your understanding.

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Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low

Black-tailed Godwit - 6

Avocet - 16

Lapwing - 20+

Redshank - 1

Grey Heron - 20+ (8+ chicks)

Shoveler - 5

Gadwall - 3

Mute Swan - 4

Oystercatcher - 2

Shelduck - 20+

 

Saline Lagoon

Shelduck - 4+

 

Hawthorn Wood

Bullfinch - 5

Chaffinch - 3

Great Tit - 5

Blue Tit - 5

Robin - 1

Blackbird - 1

Chiffchaff - 1

 

Other Birds

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Stream Channel) - 2

Sparrowhawk (Barmston lane) - 1 female

Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 10

Chiffchaff (Wader Lake path) - 1

Willow Warbler (Wader Lake path) - 1

Jay (Middle Wood) - 1

 

Other Wildlife Species

Mammals:

Hare (car park)

Roe Deer (Hawthorn Wood)

 

Flora:

Greater Stitchwort - flowering (Barmston Lane)

Yellow Rattle (throughout grounds)

 

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