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Marsh Lane

West Midlands  >  United Kingdom

Marsh Lane Nature Reserve at Berkswell lies adjacent to and in the flood plain of the River Blythe, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Dodane* przez LeicsBirder
Ostatnia aktualizacja 21 maja 2022

Opis

Since conclusion of the quarrying, the land was reinstated jointly by RMC Aggregates Western and the owners, Packington Estates. Marsh Lane Nature Reserve now consists of three main pools (one of which is a reedbed) together with woodland, grassland, ponds and some agricultural land.

Two of the main pools have been shaped and include a number of islands which, since formation, have attracted a wide range of breeding and passage waders. Four hides have been constructed which, between them, give excellent views of all the pools and islands. The hides are linked by hard paths and there is a car park within the site’s locked gates. Disabled visitors should find the site suitable for them although the paths are unbound. The paths are made of planings and are reasonably compact but wheelchair visitors may need some aid. Within the hides, seats can be unhinged or moved to allow wheelchair access to the blinds.

Up to May 2021, the site list stood at 207. Birds of particular note in this time include mewa kanadyjska, dudek, brodziec plamisty, płatkonóg płaskodzioby, kania czarna, myszołów włochaty, warzęcha, kulon (zwyczajny), brodziec żółtonogi, gąsiorek, świstunka brunatna and żołna. czapla nadobna occur regularly, and rybołów is recorded in most years. myszołów are daily visitors, kobuz is regular in the late summer and early autumn. błotniak stawowy are seen most years and błotniak zbożowy less regularly. Most passage waders have occurred including szablodziób, biegus rdzawy, brodziec śniady, kamusznik and biegus mały. Up to three zausznik were recorded in the spring of 2000 and again in 2012 and 2014. In winter, up to 400 świstun and 500 czajka are regularly present. There is a large colony of breeding śmieszka and 15-20 pairs of rybitwa rzeczna.

There are two established feeding stations which attract a variety of species including kowalik and dzięcioł duży. jer have visited regularly over previous winters. A 5 acre field has been set aside to provide food and cover for finches and buntings in winter and has attracted flocks of over 100 trznadel and 60 potrzos and up to 300 makolągwa, though numbers vary considerably.

In May 2010, with help from Natural England, an area of some 16 acres of former arable ground was shaped into wet grassland with scrapes, suitable for breeding and feeding habitat for waders. Two hides have been constructed overlooking the field, linked by a series of paths through the 13 acre Siden Hill Wood. Small car parks are located at either end of this walk, which lies west of the River Blythe and can be reached, on foot, from the main reserve.

Szczegóły

Dostęp

Small car parks are located at either end of this walk, which lies west of the River Blythe and can be reached, on foot, from the main reserve. There are walking trails to the hides all around the reserve. Click on the P in the map to get directions.

Teren i siedlisko

Las , Tereny podmokłe , Równina , Jezioro , Rolnictwo/uprawy , Rzadkie drzewa i krzewy , Łąka , Trzcinowiska , Miasto/wieś , Rzeka

Warunki

Płaski , Otwarty krajobraz , Możliwy wysoki poziom wody

Trasa dookoła

Nie

Czy luneta będzie przydatna ?

Może być przydatna

Udany sezon obserwacyjny

Przez cały rok

Najlepszy czas na wizytę

Jesienne migracje , Wiosenne migracje , Wiosna , Zima

Trasa

Szeroka ścieżka

Poziom trudności szlaku pieszego

Łatwy

Dostępne

Pieszo , Wózek inwalidzki

Czatownia/platforma obserwacyjna

Tak

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