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Seasonal highlights

Each season brings a different experience at our nature reserves. In spring, the air is filled with birdsong as they compete to establish territories and attract a mate. In summer, look out for young birds making their first venture into the outside world. Autumn brings large movements of migrating birds - some heading south to a warmer climate, others seeking refuge in the UK from the cold Arctic winter. In winter, look out for large flocks of birds gathering to feed, or flying at dusk to form large roosts to keep warm.

Spring

Warblers; little grebes; mute swans.

Blackcaps (illustration)Little grebe (illustration)Turtle dove (illustration)Willow warbler (illustration)
BlackcapLittle grebeTurtle doveWillow warbler

Summer

Warblers; little grebes; mute swans; dragonflies; butterflies.

Reed warbler (illustration)Garden warbler (illustration)Mute swan (illustration)Willow warbler (illustration)
Reed warblerGarden warblerMute swanWillow warbler

Autumn

Roosts (finches, buntings, thrushes, starlings); predators.

Corn bunting (illustration)Adult male sparrowhawk artworkStarling (illustration)Yellowhammers (illustration)
Corn buntingSparrowhawkStarlingYellowhammer

Winter

Roosts (finches, buntings, thrushes, starlings); predators.

Fieldfare (illustration)Kingfisher (illustration)Reed bunting (illustration)Water rail
FieldfareKingfisherReed buntingWater rail

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Where is it?

  • Lat/lng: 52.09534,0.05108
  • Grid reference: TL406461
  • Nearest town: Royston, Hertfordshire
  • County: Cambridgeshire
  • Country: England

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Note: Some reserves are not served directly by public transport and, in these cases, a nearby destination (from which you may need to walk or take a taxi or ferry) may be offered.

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