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Map of Brading Marshes

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50.678261,-1.138512
  • Grid ref: SZ609868
  • Lat/long: 50.678261,-1.138512
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RSPB Brading Marshes nature reserve, Isle of WightWild daffodils at RSPB Brading MarshesLapwing in display flight over breeding grounds
Red squirrel sitting upHazelnuts on the treeReed warbler singing in reedbed
Male yellow wagtail jumping over puddleJuvenile osprey flying past thundercloudsBrading Marshes nature reserve, Isle of Wight
Male shoveler flying in to landFemale teal dabbling in mudMale and female wigeon swimming
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Andy Hay
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Photo by Steve Round
Photo by Nigel Blake
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Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Graham Catley
Photo by Nigel Blake
Photo by Andy Hay

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Wildlife awards

Brading Marshes is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.

Top things to do in Spring

  1. Listen for Cetti's warblers in the dense bushes around the marsh - if you’re lucky you may see one
  2. See the tiny wild daffodils in Centurion's Copse
  3. Watch displaying lapwings across the marsh

Top things to do in Summer

  1. View young buzzards circling together from Gander Down
  2. Visit Centurion's Copse but beware of red squirrels dropping fresh hazelnuts on your head!
  3. Hear reed warblers singing from the ditches all around the marsh

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. View the swifts, swallows and martins as they feed up before heading south to Africa
  2. Check out the yellow wagtails around the feet of the cattle
  3. Look for scarce birds of prey that might pass over

Top things to do in Winter

  1. See the numbers of wigeon, teal, shoveler and lapwing increase as the winter draws on
  2. Look for short-eared owls hunting the marsh
  3. Watch masses of fieldfares and redwings around Centurion's Copse

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