Grove Ferry

Kent > United Kingdom

Area of marsh/reed beds restored in late 1990's with an impressive list of rare birds.

Added* by Brendan Ryan
Most recent update 11 april 2020

Description ›
Details ›
Map ›
Top 5 birds ›
All birds ›
Comments & Tips ›
Go there ›

Description

Part of a 241 hectare alluvial marshland reserve. The Grove Ferry end of the Reserve is primarily flooded river meadows and reedbeds. A wide variety of wetland birds including a small passage of waders if water levels are good.

Details

Access

Easily accessable with hides and a viewing ramp. Part of the Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve. Parking avaliable near the Grove Ferry Inn or at Stodmarsh NNR. A circular walk from Stodmarsh is around 8 Km

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Grassland , Scattered trees and bushes , River , 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

Yes

View other birding spots in the area that are published on Birdingplaces

Map

Top 5 birds

1. rjavi lunj
(Circus aeruginosus)

2. brkata sinica
(Panurus biarmicus)

3. divja grlica
(Streptopelia turtur)

4. reglja
(Spatula querquedula)

5. kozica
(Gallinago gallinago)

Other birds you can see here

Show more birds Show less birds

Gallery

Show more images Show less images

Comments & Tips

Click on the little bird icon () to insert bird names in your own language. The birdnames will automatically be translated for other users!

We greatly appreciate your feedback. Thanks to the feedback we receive from our users, we can further improve the information on Birdingplaces.

Your feedback will be sent to the author of this area and the editors of Birdingplaces. They will use your feedback to improve the quality of the information. Do you want to post a visible comment? Then please click away this box and use the 'Comment' button at the bottom of this birdingplace.

Feedback on the description

Help to improve the information in the text of this birdingplace.

Feedback on the map

Help to improve the quality of the information on the map of this birdingplace.

Feedback on bird species list

Help to improve the quality of the bird species list of this birdingplace. (Do you want to share your observations? Please use the 'Comment' button at the bottom of this birdingplace)