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Coombe Hill Nature Reserve

Gloucestershire  >  United Kingdom

Coombe Hill Canal and Meadows is a place of vistas and endless skies, of floods and farming, an ancient landscape fringing the River Severn.

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Zuletzt aktualisiert 20 Mai 2022

Beschreibung

One of the best spots in Gloucestershire to see dragonflies and damselflies and to watch birds, with the Grundon hide overlooking the main wetland area. This nature reserve is an important haven for wildlife, it also acts a floodplain. The woodlands and grasslands here have adapted to being completely submerged by water in winter months, capturing water that would otherwise flood out other areas, while also trapping sediment and storing carbon.

It is a special site for wetland birds, particularly waders and migrating waterfowl, but also watch out for birds of prey, including Kornweihe, Wanderfalke and Habicht. Bekassine, Rotschenkel, Austernfischer, Säbelschnäbler, Kiebitz and Großer Brachvogel are just a few of the many birds sighted here. The reserve is also good for ground-nesting birds, which are easily disturbed by dogs and people, for this reason dogs should be kept on a lead at all times and visitors are asked to stick to paths and waymarked trails.

Details

Zugang

The towpath is level and offers good views but it can become rutted and very muddy after wet weather. There are no kissing gates from the towpath along the canal, but kissing gates are at the entrance to other parts of the reserve. There are several bridleways, all of which are popular with horse riders. There are several waymarked walk options available for visitors at Coombe Hill, although the paths can be very muddy and not suitable for wheelchair or pushchairs.

Terrain und Habitat

Wald , Feuchtgebiet , Ebene , See , Landwirtschaft , Vereinzelte Bäume und Büsche , Grasland, Wiesen , Fluss , Schilfflächen , Stadt/Dorf

Bedingungen

Flach , Hügelig , Hochwasser möglich , Offene Landschaft

Rundweg

Nein

Ist ein Spektiv nützlich?

Möglicherweise hilfreich

Gute Beobachtungszeit

Ganzjährig

Beste Beobachtungszeit

Winter , Herbstzug , Frühjahr

Route

Normaler Weg

Schwierigkeitsgrad der Tour

Einfach

Erreichbarkeit

zu Fuß , Rollstuhl

Beobachtungshütten oder -türme

Ja

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