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Description
The Christopher Cadbury Wetland Reserve at Upton Warren may be small but it boasts a wide variety of birds, particularly waders. It's divided into two parts by a boating lake, with the Moors Pool to the north and The Flashes to the south, with 2 branches of the River Salwarpe running through it.
The Flashes has breeding tenkozobec opačný and wintering koliha velká, plus many more species that might show up on spring and autumn passage. Regulars include pisík obecný, vodouš kropenatý, kulík písečný, jespák obecný, vodouš šedý and břehouš černoocasý. Rarer species include jespák bojovný, jespák písečný, kamenáček pestrý, břehouš rudý, koliha malá, vodouš bahenní jespák malý and jespák křivozobý. Even jespák drobný, lyskonoh dlouhozobý, lyskonoh úzkozobý, pisila čáponohá, jespák skvrnitý, jespák šedý and ibis hnědý have occurred. A pair of sýkořice vousatá were seen in November 2019. A sokol stěhovavý is often present and may be seen perching on one of the radio masts.
The Moors Pool attracts more wildfowl and has breeding rybák obecný, ústřičník velký, rákosník obecný, rákosník proužkovaný, cetie jižní and strnad rákosní. ostříž lesní is present in summer and passage may bring moták pochop, orlovec říční and rybák černý, while one or two bukač velký might appear in winter.
Both areas have breeding kulík říční, čejka chocholatá and vodouš rudonohý, as well as bekasina otavní and slučka malá in winter. Also, the racek chechtavý roosts may feature a racek černohlavý or a racek malý and have even hosted racek atlantický and racek vnitrozemský in the past.
Details
Access
By car: Take the M5 and leave at junction 5, taking the A38 going north through Wychbold and the village of Upton Warren. When you reach the roundabout, take the third exit into the two car parks by the boating lake (signposted Aztec Adventure).
The Flashes car park (on the right) closes at 8 p.m. in summer and 4 p.m. in winter. The Moors car park is always open. Permits costing £3 per person, are required for entry into the reserve for non-members of the Wildlife Trust, and these can be bought from the cafe by the boating lake. The entrance to the Flashes is at the other end of the lake and the entrance for the Moors Pool is further up the A38.