The RSPB: Bowling Green Marsh

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Swallows chasing each other

Robin singing from branch

Swift in flight

View over RSPB Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve

Pair of shelducks feeding on estuary

Flock of black-tailed godwits

Osprey carrying trout

Little egret hunting for fish

Hawthorn berries in autumn

View from the Clyst viewing platform, Bowling Green Marsh

Juvenile peregrine diving

Flock of avocets on mud

Get up-close and personal with the huge flocks of winter birds visiting the estuary

Bowling Green Marsh

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Bowling Green Marsh

Wildlife awards

Bowling Green Marsh is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.

Top things to do in Spring

Cycle along Bowling Green Lane listening to the small hedgerow birds staking claim to territories
Wave goodbye to the winter migrants and welcome in the summer birds
Spot the first swifts, swallows, sand and house martins and learn which is which!

Top things to do in Summer

Visit the viewing platform to look for shelduck crèches on the river
Look out for the first migrants coming back from the north, such as black-tailed godwits
Stroll round the Goat Walk to the Passage House Inn and take the foot ferry to visit Exminster Marshes

Top things to do in Autumn

Catch the train on the Avocet line between Exeter and Exmouth and see the birds from a different angle
Keep a sharp eye out for ospreys fishing to fuel up to continue their migration
Stroll along Bowling Green Lane to experience the autumn leaves and the birds feeding on the ripe berries

Top things to do in Winter

Visit the hide close to high tide to experience the amazing spectacle of the winter wildfowl and wader flocks
Take an RSPB Avocet cruise to see the avocets and much, much more out on the estuary mud
Marvel as the hunting peregrines cleave through the panicking flocks

What's on?

14 September
Bowling Green spectacle
Guided walk

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21 February 2012
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6 February 2012
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17 June 2013
Summer Update
Posted by Vandana
30 January 2013
A Cold Start to 2013
Posted by Jenni RSPB
20 December 2012
Winter's Arrival
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