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Shotton Pools

Northumberland  >  United Kingdom

A new site designed for migrating waders, created late 2023 as part of the restoration of a former opencast coal mine. Also called Blagdon Lane Pools.

Ajouté* par Nutcracker
Dernière actualisation 23 mai 2024

Description

Within a few months of being created, this site has already shown its value for migrating waders, attracting 18 species of waders including a Bécasseau de Temminck, Chevalier sylvain, up to five Bécasseau minute and 37 Combattant varié in autumn 2023, and a Chevalier arlequin in spring 2024. Time will tell what else it might attract!

As yet, there are no facilities (other than those at the nearby 'Northumberlandia' landscape art installation), but this is likely to change in the future.

Détails

Accès

Part of the area can be watched from Blagdon Lane just to the south of the site; note that though this road is unclassified (not an 'A' or 'B' road), it carries a lot of heavy, fast-moving commercial traffic, so take extreme care with parking. New paths are also being constructed round the site, with access from the 'Northumberlandia' car park, but may be wet and muddy.

Terrain et Habitat

Zone humide , Plaine , Agriculture , Prairie , Étang , Vasières

Conditions

Plat , Marécageux , Pas d'ombre , Paysage ouvert , Niveau d'eau élevé probable

Boucle

Oui

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Oui

Saison idéale pour observer

Automne

Meilleure période pour une visite

Migration printanière , Migration automnale

Itinéraire

Sentier étroit , Route non pavée , Route pavée

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Durée de la marche

Accessible via

A pied , Vélo , Voiture

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

Informations supplémentaires

Hide(s) are being planned.

Note that the yellow footpath shown below on the Open Street Map alongside the road does not exist (at least, not yet)! Take extreme care walking or cycling along the roadside; beware numerous fast-moving heavy trucks.

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