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  • Photo: Artistic Impression of New Reception Building at Burton Mere

    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...
  • Photo: Blue Tit

    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 :)
  • Photo: Burton Mere Wetlands Reception building

    Progress on the Reception Building at Burton Mere
  • Photo: Chiffchaff

    This is one of many singing on the reserve at the moment ....
  • Photo: Earth moving at Inner Marsh Farm

    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...
  • Photo: Entrance Sign by Paul Bearman @ Burton Mere Wetlands

    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...
  • Photo: Green Winged Teal at IMF

    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...
  • Photo: Heron @ Burton Mere Wetlands by Paul Bearman - Kindly Donated by NEWA

    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.
  • Photo: Inner Marsh Farm Hide

    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.
  • Photo: Inside the new reception building on the Dee Estuary Reserve

    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.
  • Photo: Reception Building April

    A section of the gabion wall is clearly visible these section provide areas for plants and invertebrates to live in :)
  • Photo: Reception Building Construction at Burton Mere (IMF2)

  • Photo: Robby the Reed Bunting

    A reed bunting has taken up residence at our feeding station at IMF, here he is giving us his best pose!
  • Photo: Rotary Ditcher

    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.
  • Photo: RSPB Dee Estuary - Reception Building April 2011

    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.
  • Photo: Sluice Construction

    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.
  • Photo: The BikingBirder at IMF

    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...
  • Photo: View of new reception building from existing path

    You can see clearly how the impressive new reception building fits into the landscape from the existing footpath.
  • Photo: Visitor Reception Building at night

    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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