52.09063,1.53863
- Grid ref: TM425495
- Lat/long: 52.09063,1.53863
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Please note that, due to major habitat management work, there will be no boats trips to the reserve after 1 October 2011 until March 2012. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Wildlife awards
Havergate Island is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.
Top things to do in Spring
- Get up close to brown hares. Will you see them boxing?
- Immerse yourself in the sensory of experience of a gull colony
- Look for the island's resident barn owls
Top things to do in Summer
- Can you spot the strange-looking spoonbills on the shingle islands?
- Look out for the rare ground lackey moth caterpillars on the paths
- Watch butterflies flitting over the grassland and listen to the chorus of chirruping crickets
Top things to do in Autumn
- Marvel at the sight of hundreds of avocets roosting at high tide
- Search through the migrant wading birds for something unusual
- Look out for the first brent geese returning to the estuary
Top things to do in Winter
- Keep your eyes peeled for hunting short-eared and barn owls
- Admire huge flocks of avocets and other wading birds
- Watch hundreds of ducks feeding on the lagoons