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Holywell Pond

Northumberland  >  United Kingdom

Local nature reserve based on small lake. Private hide managed by Northumberland Wildlife Trust, plus a public hide open at all times. Wildfowl and woodland.

Geplaatst* door Rob Fox
Meest recente update 17 maart 2023

Beschrijving

Holywell Pond is a small lake near the villages of Holywell and Seaton Delaval, with reedbeds and some woodland. A wader scrape in the suotheast corner (in front of the public hide) can attract passage waders; there are also some flash pools in fields to the east that can also attract waders. Wildfowl and woodland birds at main lake. Some of the birds you can encounter are Tafeleend, Slobeend, Wintertaling, Stormmeeuw, Velduil, Dodaars, Kievit, Scholekster and Visdief.

Details

Toegang

Path from Holywell village (500m to the south), where there is limited on-street parking. Can also be accessed from The Avenue (A190) to the north, with limited parking opposite road to New Hartley - walk south along former railway for 1.5km. The flash pools will become visible to the right, with path right to main lake just south. Also worth scanning left across fields to the south of Seaton Delaval Hall for wintering Goudplevier and Velduil.

Terrein en leefgebied

Verspreide bomen en struiken , Grasland/weide , Meer , Landbouw , Rietvelden

Omstandigheden

Vlak

Rondlopende wandeling mogelijk?

Nee

Telescoop meenemen?

Kan handig zijn

Wanneer hier vogels kijken?

Het hele jaar

Toptijd voor dit gebied

Winter , Najaarstrek , Voorjaarstrek

Route

Breed pad , Smal pad

Zwaarte wandeling

Gemiddeld

Toegankelijk via

Te voet , Fiets

Vogelkijkhut aanwezig?

Ja

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Kaart

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