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Artistic Impression of New Reception Building at Burton Mere
Paul Brady
Currently outline planning permission has been granted for the new reception-building for Burton Mere, we are in the process of going through reserved matters and hope that full planning permission will be granted this winter. The building will act as the focus and information point for the whole...
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26 Aug 2010
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Blue Tit
Paul Brady
One of a pair of blue tit inspecting the plants at Burton Mere ... this wildlife hedgerow around the car park was planted by pupils of Bishop Wilson Primary School, Burton whilst the plants themsleves were kindly donated by Ness Botanic Gardens :)
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11 Apr 2011
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Burton Mere Wetlands Reception building
Paul Brady
Progress on the Reception Building at Burton Mere
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17 Mar 2011
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Chiffchaff
Paul Brady
This is one of many singing on the reserve at the moment ....
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28 Mar 2011
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Earth moving at Inner Marsh Farm
Paul Brady
Earth moving at Inner marsh Farm. Diggers and trucks worked for near on a month creating a new 5 hectare 'scrape' at the extended Inner Marsh Farm. This large shallow pool has a complex of 9 islands and has already played host to a variety of wader and wildfowl. This work is support by the Heritage...
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12 Nov 2010
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Entrance Sign by Paul Bearman @ Burton Mere Wetlands
Paul Brady
A Entrance/Welcome Sign sculpture by local artist Paul Bearman takes pride of place at Burton Mere Wetlands. The piece was only possible thanks to a generous donation by the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art which happen once a year just a few miles form the reserve entrance. If you look closely...
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17 Aug 2011
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Green Winged Teal at IMF
Paul Brady
A drake green-winged teal has been present at RSPB Inner Marsh Farm since early January. However it has been rather elusive ... this is a photo taken from the hide and despite the distance involved you can clearly see the two distinguishing features; the vertical white stripe and the reduced and less...
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9 Feb 2011
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Heron @ Burton Mere Wetlands by Paul Bearman - Kindly Donated by NEWA
Paul Brady
A Grey Heron sculpture by local artist Paul Bearman takes pride of place at Burton Mere Wetlands. The piece was only possible thanks to a generous donation by the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art which happen once a year just a few miles form the reserve entrance.
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17 Aug 2011
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Inner Marsh Farm Hide
Paul Brady
The "old" hide at Inner Marsh Farm. Inner Marsh Farm was created from abandoned arable land in the 80's and opened to members in 1992.
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12 Nov 2010
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Inside the new reception building on the Dee Estuary Reserve
Paul Brady
A 1st person view from the reception building over the new 5 hectare wader scrape at The RSPB's Dee Estaury Nature Reserve. NB This part of the reserve will not be open to the public until later in the year.
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31 May 2011
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Reception Building April
Paul Brady
A section of the gabion wall is clearly visible these section provide areas for plants and invertebrates to live in :)
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3 May 2011
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Reception Building Construction at Burton Mere (IMF2)
Paul Brady
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28 Mar 2011
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Robby the Reed Bunting
Paul Brady
A reed bunting has taken up residence at our feeding station at IMF, here he is giving us his best pose!
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17 Mar 2011
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Rotary Ditcher
Paul Brady
The RSPB's Rotary Ditcher working on Inner Marsh Farm 2. Over 4km of ditches were created in just 4 days providing ideal areas for lapwings and other waders to breed. The ditches and IMF2 will be viewable from the new hide at IMF.
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30 Mar 2010
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RSPB Dee Estuary - Reception Building April 2011
Paul Brady
Close-up of the building with the new 5 hectare wader scrape in the background. The gabion walls of the building will soon become a habitat for invertebrates of all shapes and sizes.
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31 May 2011
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Sluice Construction
Paul Brady
Sluice Construction at Inner Marsh Farm. This is one of a series of new sluices that will allow us to control water on the new wetland areas thus making it perfect habitat for waders and wildfowl. This project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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12 Nov 2010
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The BikingBirder at IMF
Paul Brady
Biking Birder makes it to the North-West The “Biking Birder” has pedal-powered his way to the RSPB Dee Estuary Nature Reserve to see what’s going on behind the scenes. Garry Prescott will be brought up to speed on the latest developments as the reserve expands its visitor...
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4 Jul 2010
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View of new reception building from existing path
Paul Brady
You can see clearly how the impressive new reception building fits into the landscape from the existing footpath.
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31 May 2011
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Visitor Reception Building at night
Paul Brady
Taken from Burton Point a view across the Inner Marsh Farm pools toward the under-construction reception building at Burton Mere
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11 Apr 2011
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