53.302495,-3.091627
- Grid ref: SJ273789
- Lat/long: 53.302495,-3.091627
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Wildlife awards
Dee Estuary - Parkgate is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.
Top things to do in Spring
- Listen for warblers warbling
- Listen for skylarks singing while they're winging!
- Black-headed gulls nesting are an impressive sight and sound
Top things to do in Summer
- Stay late to see barn owls hunting to feed their young
- See little egrets feeding before they return inland to roost
- Enjoy a walk along the prom eating ice-cream!
Top things to do in Autumn
- Large numbers of redshank start to build up on the estuary
- Look out for early winter arrivals such as hen harriers
- Passage waders are always a bonus
Top things to do in Winter
- Watch the hen harriers hunting before they drop into their roost
- Look for short-eared owls quartering the marsh
- See the chaos caused by 'spring' tides