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RSPB Exminster Marshes

Devon  >  United Kingdom

Just five miles from Exeter city centre, Exminster Marshes are a great place to see birds all year-round.

Dodane* przez Jordan Nature Photography
Ostatnia aktualizacja 14 marca 2023

Opis

Exminster Marshes is a reserve featuring marshland and wetland habitats with canals and rivers, and arable fields managed for farmland birds. Enjoy a lovely circular walk of 4 km (see the map) here in this fascinating landscape, where flocks of geese, ducks and waders are numerous. Regular visitors include czajka, krwawodziób, świstun and Warblers. Star species: bernikla obrożna,wierzbówka zwyczajna, czajka, rokitniczka, świstun and cierlik.

Spring: The hedges and ditch edges come alive with the songs of warblers. Breeding czajka and krwawodziób can be heard and seen displaying over the fields. Summer: Look carefully for czajka and krwawodziób chicks feeding beside the pools. Autumn: Seeds and berries bring the hedgerows alive as flocks of szczygieł gather to feed on the seed heads and droździk and kwiczoł gorge on the berries. uszatka błotna can be seen hunting over the drier fields. Winter: Hundreds of bernikla obrożna grazing on the marsh or estuary. świstun can be seen grazing close to Station Road and paths, and teals are in the ditches, with Płaskonos on the main pool. Less common species frequenting the lagoon include czernica, rożeniec and krakwa.

Szczegóły

Dostęp

By train: Exeter Central and Exeter St Davids stations are just over five miles (7 km) away. Complete the journey from Exeter bus station; take the Number 2 Exeter to Teignmouth bus (see bus information).

By bus: There is a regular bus service (Number 2 Exeter - Dawlish Warren - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot). The Swan's Nest stop is close to the Swans Nest roundabout at the southern end of Exminster. From the Swans Nest roundabout, it's a five-minute walk down Station Road past Swans Nest Inn to the RSPB car park.

By bike: Adjacent to the National Cycle Network Route 2.

By road: On the west side of the Exe, on the outskirts of Exminster, Exminster Marshes nature reserve is at grid ref: SX954872. At the southern end of Exminster village take the Station Road exit from the Swans Nest roundabout off the A379. Go past the Swans Nest Inn and over the railway bridge. The lane to the RSPB car park is then immediately to the right (signposted). Powderham Marsh nature reserve (SX953871) is accessed from the car park at the rear of the Swans Nest Inn (by kind permission.

Other ways to get there: The summer foot ferry links Topsham (and our Bowling Green Marsh hide and The RSPB Shop at Darts Farm) with these reserves.

Viewing points: Fixed bench and viewing slots including at a lower level at the viewing screen at Exminster. Non-RSPB viewing platform accessed from canal path has no seating and low viewing slots. Viewing platform at the end of Powderham nature trail, overlooks reserve, Exe estuary and beyond with two seats and two small steps to access it.

Teren i siedlisko

Błota , Tereny podmokłe , Łąka , Trzcinowiska , Rzadkie drzewa i krzewy , Rolnictwo/uprawy

Warunki

Płaski , Możliwy wysoki poziom wody , Bagienny

Trasa dookoła

Tak

Czy luneta będzie przydatna ?

Może być przydatna

Udany sezon obserwacyjny

Przez cały rok

Najlepszy czas na wizytę

Zima , Jesienne migracje , Wiosenne migracje

Trasa

Wąski szlak , Droga nieutwardzona , Szeroka ścieżka , Droga utwardzona

Poziom trudności szlaku pieszego

Łatwy

Dostępne

Pieszo , Rower , Samochód

Czatownia/platforma obserwacyjna

Tak

Dodatkowe informacje

As Devon's premier wetland this area is not only an important place for wildlife, but a place filled with human history too. The land was originally part of the estuary until the Exeter Ship Canal was built in the 19th Century, and the remains of the RAF's Second World War signal interception base can still be seen today.

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