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  • Photo: Access Ramp

    New ramp allowing for access for all from trails around Burton Mere onto the wider reserve footpath network. The path will go on past the develpoing reedbed and eventually link to a "Reedbed View" hide and then on beyond onto the existing hide.
    on4 Jul 2010

  • Photo: After the work has been completed and after a heavy rainfall

    During the work the heavens opened and the new scrape begun to take shape before the wor was complete!
    on23 Aug 2010

  • Photo: After the work has been completed and after a heavy rainfall

    During the work the heavens opened and the new scrape begun to take shape before the work was complete!
    on23 Aug 2010

  • 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...
    on26 Aug 2010

  • 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 :)
    on11 Apr 2011

  • Photo: Burton Mere Wetlands Reception building

    Progress on the Reception Building at Burton Mere
    on17 Mar 2011

  • Photo: Contractor at Work on IMF2

    4 weeks later and a new 5 hectare wetland was created :)
    on23 Aug 2010

  • 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...
    on12 Nov 2010

  • Photo: Footdrain created by Rotary Ditcher

    One of the footdrains created in Autumn 2009 at IMF2 by the RSPB's Rotary Ditcher. The ditches filled with water in the winter and attracted over 700 pink-foooted geese and 2000 lapwing in the winter. This spring approx 10 pairs of lapwing nested here too.
    on4 Jul 2010

  • Photo: Frosty IMF - Connah's Quay Power Plant

    Severe weather closed IMF for a couple of days in December 2010 but it led to some spectacular scenery as this view across the reserve toward Connah's Quay power station testifies.
    on13 Dec 2010

  • Photo: Hidden Camera Water Rail

    A watr rail caught by a hidden camera at Burton Mere, from within the new reception-hide at Burton Mere we willhope to bring you images like this where possible.
    on4 Jul 2010

  • 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.
    on31 May 2011

  • Photo: Island Marked Out

    IMF2 - Areas for potential islands within the new scrape were mapped out before hand using GPS and Ord Survey maps.
    on23 Aug 2010

  • 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.
    on30 Mar 2010

  • 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.
    on12 Nov 2010

  • 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...
    on4 Jul 2010

  • Photo: View across Woodland Pool at Burton Mere

    A view across the Woodland Pool at Burton Mere. A safe passing place/rest point can be seen in the distance. The walk around these two older fishing pools is a scenic one, the highlight arguably being the fantastic display of water lilies in the summer. It is always possible to see a kingfisher here...
    on4 Jul 2010

  • 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.
    on31 May 2011
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