...the birds were worth making the effort of putting on the winter clothes. We had hundreds of low-flying swifts, swallows and house martins hawking over lakes and tracks, and occasionally swifts whizzed through the car park at ankle height. Fantastic...

Water levels are falling slowly, and paths still have standing water in places, but the bird watching has been very good recently. We watched at least five hobbies flying together, catching damselflies and eating them as the predators continued to...

Flooding has receded and our car park is accessible again, but with more heavy rain forecasted, please keep checking the situation with us before making a long journey. An avocet flew over the car park just after people left following our guided walk...

Flooding has continued through Sunday, and each of our lakes is overflowing into the adjacent lake, creating one super lake. Visitors can still see birds from the entrance road - today there were some yellow wagtails (before water levels completely...

Access update: The small (Elney) car park is now flooded and the main car park also remains closed. Many footpaths are flooded, including access routes to the hide. Water levels have risen again overnight, particularly around Elney, Drayton and Moore...