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Great crested grebes performing elaborate courtship displayMale whitethroat in songRedshank bathing
Sandwich tern adults feeding sand eel to chickDark green fritillary butterflyaerial view of RSPB Hodbarrow reserve
Sunset at HodbarrowDrake teal bathingRedwing gobbling hawthorn berries
Grey seal peeking out of waterMale eider in flightFlock of winter-plumaged black-tailed godwits

Wildlife awards

Hodbarrow is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.

Top things to do in Spring

  1. Explore the scrubland for warblers and other songbirds
  2. Watch waders and wildfowl from the hide
  3. Have a walk along the seawall looking for seals on the estuary

Top things to do in Summer

  1. Enjoy the sight and sounds of the tern colony
  2. Watch waders and wildfowl from the hide
  3. Look for orchids and other flowers in the grasslands

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. Look for migrant thrushes feeding on berries in the scrubland
  2. Watch waders and wildfowl from the hide
  3. Have a walk along the seawall looking for seals on the estuary

Top things to do in Winter

  1. Have a walk along the seawall looking for seals on the estuary
  2. Watch waders and wildfowl from the hide
  3. Look for woodland birds in the scrub

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  • Hodbarrow pot of gold
  • Seaweed and waves
  • Displaying RB Mergs on the lagoon
  • Natterjacks!
  • Stairway to Heaven

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Date: 21 June 2010

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Other places to visit

Panoramic view of wetland, RSPB Leighton Moss reserve

Leighton Moss

Relax and see some magical wildlife on a stroll through the reeds

Arctic tern sitting in long grass

Coquet Island

This tiny island boasts a seabird spectacular with more than 35,000 nesting birds in summer

View across the pool and reedbed at the RSPB Lakenheath Fen nature reserve

Lakenheath Fen

A fantastic walk through a wetland wonderland

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