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There is some tree damage over the visitor paths in Wet Wood so we will be keeping this area closed until we can get a tree surgeon in to sort it. Thank you for your understanding. Check out our map to help you plan your visit

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Wildlife Sightings - 19/05/18

Wildlife Sightings - 19/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 36 + 3 chicks (9 nests + 2 broods of chicks) Lapwing - 14 + 4 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 4 Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Grey Heron - 27 adults + 16 chicks Common Tern - 160

19 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 17/5/18

Wildlife Sightings - 17/5/18

Wader Lake A.M Tide Level - Mid  Avocet - 36 Black-Tailed Godwit - 2 Redshank - 2 Little Ringed Plover - 3 Lapwing - 8 Oystercatcher - 2 Common Tern - 110 Black-Headed Gull - 21 Grey Heron - 33 + 15 young     Saline Lagoon A.M Tide Level - 

17 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 15/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 15/05/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 36 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 4 Common tern 102+ Little-ringed plover 2 Common Whitethroat 3 (along footpath) Grey heron 9 + 9 juveniles Lesser black-backed gull 2 Stock dove 1 Oystercatcher 2 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 1 R

15 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 14/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 14/05/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 35 Mute swan 5 Oystercatcher 1 Common tern 67 Gadwall 4 Northern shoveler 7 Grey heron 24 Lapwing 16 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 6 Lapwing 1 Northern shoveler 1 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Jay 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Ot

14 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings 13/05/18

Wildlife Sightings 13/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 36 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 14 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Redshank - 3 Common Tern - 60 Black-headed Gull - 30 Grey Heron - 33 Swift - 3 Shoveler - 5   Saline Lagoon Lapwing - 2 Oystercatcher - 2

13 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings 12/05/18

Wildlife Sightings 12/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 38 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 10 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Redshank - 6 Common Tern - 70 Black-headed Gull - 12 Grey Heron - 40 + 10 young Teal - 2 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 4   Saline Lagoon Whimbrel

12 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2018

Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2018

Tide level a.m.: low Wader Lake Avocet 38 (8 nesting) Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 12 + 5 young Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 3 Common tern 16 Black headed gull 22 Lesser black backed gull 2 Grey heron 30 + 10 young Shoveler 4 Shelduck 21 Saline Lagoon Lapwi

11 May 2018
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Mute Swan - 8 Avocet - 28 Gadwall - 5 Oystercatcher - 2 Grey Heron - 20 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 28 Black-headed Gull - 15   Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 7 Oystercatcher - 2 Gadwall - 1   Ha

10 May 2018
Wildlife sightings 09/05/18

Wildlife sightings 09/05/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Avocet 32 Little ringed plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Black tailed godwit 4 Redshank 2 Common tern 32 Black headed gull 12 Grey heron 36 adult + 10 fledglings Saline lagoon Avocet 2 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 10 Lapwing Hawthorn Wood Gre

9 May 2018
Wildlife sightings 08/05/18

Wildlife sightings 08/05/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Common tern 27 Ringed plover 1 Little ringed plover 2 Shoveler 6 Common whitethroat 2 Avocet 33 Grey heron 20 Shelduck 28 Oystercatcher Saline lagoon Oystercatcher Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Other birds Black cap (male) - amphibian

8 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 07/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 07/05/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Avocet 30 Oystercatcher 1 Little ringed plover 1 Black-tailed godwit 1 Common tern 18 Black-headed gull 23 Lesser black-backed gull 2 Shelduck 31 Shoveler 4   Saline lagoon: Avocet 4 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 5   Hawtho

7 May 2018
Wildlife sightings 06/05/18

Wildlife sightings 06/05/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Mute swan Tufted duck 38 Shoveler 5 Shelduck 29 Avocet 34 Lapwing 14 Common tern 19 Black tailed godwit 2 Little ringed plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 2 Saline lagoon Oystercatcher 2 Avocet Shoveler 2 Lapwing Tufted duck Hawth

6 May 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/05/18 (sorry for the delay)

Wildlife sightings 05/05/18 (sorry for the delay)

a.m. high tide Wader Lake avocet 34 (along with the 6 birds on lagoon, total of 40 adult birds - site record) Grey heron 38 Oystercatcher Little ringed plover Black tailed godwit Lapwing 10 adults + 4 chicks Redshank 2 Common tern 24 Black headed gull 1

6 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 25/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 25/04/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Avocet 34 adults Black-tailed godwit 16 Redshank 4 Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 14 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 36 Teal 2 Shoveler 6 Gadwall 6 Shelduck 21 Goosander 2 (pair) Black-headed gull 12 Stock dove 2   Saline lagoon

25 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 24/04/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 34 (highest ever adult number recorded at once before breeding) Shoveler 5 Reed warbler 1 Black-tailed godwit 4 Little-ringed plover 2 Mute swan 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Gadwall 4 Grey heron 24+ Eurasian teal 2 Saline Lagoon

24 April 2018