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Wheldrake Ings

North Yorkshire  >  United Kingdom

Nice place for birdwatching just outside York. There are 5 hides and it is a nice walk to go from one to another! The place is well maintained all year long.

Tillagd* av Ben
Senast uppdaterad 25 april 2020

Beskrivning

This is an area of 157 hectares with wet meadows with a pool and a scrape. It holds large areas of water after flooding. You can see quite a few migrating birds such as ladusvala, hussvala, drillsnäppa, storspov, sångsvan, småspov, sävsångare, fisktärna, stenskvätta. But also röd glada, ormvråk, kungsfiskare, tofsvipa, Tornuggla, gråhäger, Silkeshäger, skatgök, Sävsparv domherre and also skäggmes.

Best time to visit is March to end June for breeding waders and meadowbirds. November to end January for thousands of migrating birds once the area is flooded.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

Eight miles south east of York, four miles east of the A19. From Wheldrake follow the road (Carr Lane) towards Thorganby and out of the village where the road takes a sharp right turn. 0.5 miles further on a narrow road to you left (after the Yorkshire Water compound) takes you down to the nature reserve. Park on the stony area next to the bridge over the River Derwent.

There are two different car parks, one for Wheldrake Ings, the other one for Bank Island. Both places are really close to each other and you can easily walk between the two (10 min).

Terräng och habitat

Platt , Gyttjig strand

Förhållanden

Platt , Risk för högvattten

Rundtur

Nej

Tubkikare behövs?

Kan vara användbart

Bästa säsong för skådning

Året runt , Vår

Bästa tid för ett besök

Vårsträck , Höststräck

Rutt

Bred stig

Hur ansträngande vandring

Lätt vandring

Nås

Till fots , Cykel

Fågeltorn / plattform

Ja

Extra information

The wetlands attract a wide range of birds. Spring and autumn can be exciting as migrant waders, terns and raptors pass through. småfläckig sumphöna, vattenrall and talltita all breed along with many common waders and ducks. brun kärrhök, lärkfalk and Pilgrimsfalk are all seen regularly with the chance of an Fiskgjuse or svarttärna during migration.

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