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Brascote GP

Leicestershire  >  United Kingdom

Brascote GP is an old gravel workings with two settling pool and a fishing lake.

Added* by Colin Green
Most recent update 12 februar 2021
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Description

Brascote GP is an old gravel workings with two settling pool and a fishing lake. A footpath runs through the site with sallows on both sides of the path brkata sinica, svilnica, vijeglavka and mušja listnica have been found along this path. Lots of water birds are found on the lagoons and the hedge rows are also worth checking out. Among the birds you can encounter here are siva gos, kanadska gos, labod grbec, reglja, žličarica, konopnica, žvižgavka, mlakarica, čopasta črnica, duplinska kozarka, kreheljc ,fazan, mali ponirek ,čopasti ponirek, duplar ,grivar, hudournik ,Mokož, zelenonoga tukalica ,liska, školjkarica ,priba, mali deževnik ,puklež, kozica ,mali martinec, pikasti martinec ,srebrni galeb, rumenonogi galeb ,rjavi galeb, rečni galeb ,navadna čigra, veliki kormoran, velika bela čaplja, mala bela caplja, siva čaplja, skobec, rjavi škarnik, kanja, lesna sova, veliki detel, navadna postovka, škrjančar, šoja, sraka, kavka, črna vrana, poljska vrana, krokar, menišček, plavček, velika sinica, poljski škrjanec, bičja trstnica, srpična trstnica, breguljka, kmečka lastovka, mestna lastovka, mušja listnica, severni kovaček, vrbji kova ek, dolgorepka, črnoglavka, mlinarček, rjava penica, rumenoglavi kraljicek, brglez, dolgoprsti plezalček, stržek, škorec, carar, cikovt, vinski drozg, kos, brinovka, komatar, tašcica, pogorelček, prosnik, kupcar, siva pevka, domaci vrabec, siva pastirica, rumena pastirica, bela pastirica, travniška cipa, Bela pastirica ssp yarrellii, ščinkavec, pinoža, kalin, zelenec, repnik, Brezovček, lišček, čižek, rumeni strnad and trstni strnad.

Details

Access

You can park on Brascote lane on the corner of the northern pit cross the road to a kissing gate and follow the footpath.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes , Reedbeds

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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