Latest sightings
Wildlife Sightings - 24/08/26
High waters on wader lake have brought in a lot of Greylags that are coming in from the neighbouring fields across the river. Willow Tit calling from the edge of the Gully leading to the River next to Northumbrian Water Hide. am/pm
24 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/26
High waters on wader lake have brought in a lot of Teal and Greylags and the hedgerows and tree lines around the site are full of flocks of goldfinch and mixed chiffchaff and tit flocks. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water
23 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 21/08/2026
Lots of Common Snipe scattered around the lake, a usually elusive bird has come out to feed around the low exposed mud of Wader Lake, best seen in front of Diageo Hide. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level T
21 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 20/08/2026
Lots of Common Snipe scattered around the lake, a usually elusive bird has come out to feed around the low exposed mud of Wader Lake, best seen in front of Diageo Hide. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level T
20 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 19/08/26
A large flock of Redshank on Wader Lake this morning, 102 in total with several other waders like Black Tailed Godwit, Curlew and Lapwing scattered around the lake as well. Willow Tit heard calling from below Hawthorn Wood Hide. am/pm
19 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 18/08/2026
Kingfisher on the riverbank. Lots of Common Snipe scattered around the lake, a usually elusive bird has come out to feed around the low exposed mud of Wader Lake, best seen in front of Diageo Hide. am/pm Wader Lake Species
18 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 15/08/26
An excellent number of snipe on the Lake- 25 in total! We’ve also had a Kingfisher around the Gully and Greenshank on Wader Lake. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Black headed gu
15 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 14/08/2026
Lots of Black Tailed Godwit on the lake this morning as well as some Dragonfly activity at the Amphibian ponds with the early heat am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Black Tailed God
14 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 13/08/2026
Lots of Black Tailed Godwit on the lake this morning as well as some Dragonfly activity at the Amphibian ponds with the early heat. Most exciting was a sighting of a Purple Hairstreak Butterfly at Close Encounters am/pm Wader Lake S
14 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 12/08/2026
Common Buzzard perched on the fenceline at North Wood, large Goldfinch flocks flying around Wader Lake meadow, some flocks have 40+ birds. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Common S
14 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 11/08/2026
Amazing sighting across the site- Spoonbill and Great White Egret on Wader Lake, Willow Emerald damselfly at Amphibian Ponds and Kingfisher at the Stream Channel, to give a few examples. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water
11 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 10/08/26
Bright morning after the heavy rain yesterday, lots of waders out on wader lake, 60+ Redshank, 50 Lapwing, 12 Black Tailed Godwit and a few Curlews. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total
10 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 09/08/2026
A wet and rainy morning, 5 Common snipe on the lake in front of Diageo Hide, a normally elusive bird these have been a common sighting in front of the hide for the last few weeks am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level
9 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 08/08/2026
Lots of wading birds on Wader Lake, including 8 lovely snipe feeding in the muddy margins. There’s several mixed tit flocks out and about, including flocks of Goldfinch, interspersed with foraging Black cap and Gold crest. A few notable butterfly specie
8 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 07/08/2026
5 Common Snipe Infront of Diageo Hide on Wader Lake, lots of other post breeding wading birds in groups around the lakes back bank. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Avocet
7 August 2026