To coincide with World Wetlands Day, and for the weekend that follows, we're inviting you to come on a ‘Date with Nature’ where staff and volunteers will be on hand to introduce you to some of the best winter wildlife.
I love this time of year; the wetlands are teeming with colourful teal, elegant pintail and minesweeping shoveler ducks. There are some great noises too – whistling wigeon, quacking mallards and honking geese! There’s even a chance that a peregrine falcon – the fastest creature in the world – may pay us a visit, causing chaos amongst the ducks and lapwings and creating quite a spectacle!
'Our' peregrine at Hange View - photographed by Gareth Hughes.
Just come along and see us between 10 am and 3 pm from Thursday 2 through to Sunday 5 February . On World Wetlands Day itself, entry to the nature trail will be free to all visitors.
‘World Wetlands Day’, held on 2 February each year, is an international celebration of this important habitat and you can enjoy one of the best sites right here on your doorstep.