Opis
Orgreave Lakes are a remnant of the coal industry. Its mixture of river, lakes, open ground and woodland of various ages. The lakes are home to wildfowl throughout the year, including perkozek, nurogęś, gągoł, głowienka, czernica and świstun. Typical waders at the lake edges include czajka, brodziec piskliwy, sieweczka obrożna and ostrygojad. Many other species can turn up during migration like batalion, piaskowiec, zausznik and rybitwa czarna. Along the River Rother, look out for zimorodek and czapla siwa. Surrounding Orgreave Lakes is extensive rough grassland where a variety of small birds may be found including skowronek, świergotek łąkowy and makolągwa. Hedgerows and areas of scrub and young woodland also support a range of smaller birds, including gil, śpiewak, and droździk and kwiczoł in the winter months.
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Dostęp
Access is possible from a number of directions, including from near the sports ground on Washfield Lane in Treeton. At the bottom of this road is the railway line that divides the area in two. To reach Orgreave Lakes, cross the footbridge and continue to another bridge across the River Rother. The lakes are then ahead and to your left and a complete circuit of these is possible (about 2,5 km).


