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Peace and tranquillity in a wetland landscape in the heart of England

Otmoor

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Top things to do in Spring

  1. See lapwings, redshanks and snipe displaying over the grasslands
  2. See turtle doves and cuckoos moving along the hedgerows
  3. Experience the changing hedgerows: blackthorn flowers in March-April and then the hawthorn flowers in May

Top things to do in Summer

  1. See hobbies hawking over the grasslands
  2. See dragonflies and damselflies patrolling ditches and pools
  3. Watch butterflies dancing along the footpath rides

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. Look for migrating birds from the hide and viewing screens
  2. Listen out for arriving fieldfares and redwings
  3. Watch the ever-changing skies as winter draws closer

Top things to do in Winter

  1. Experience 50,000 starlings coming to roost in the reedbed
  2. See vast wader flocks moving around the reserve
  3. Watch large numbers of ducks of many different species

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  • Chiffchaff_June 2012
  • Little Egret_June 2012
  • Common Tern_June 2012
  • Lapwing pair in flight_April 2012
  • Shelducks_April 2012

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Map of Otmoor

Map of Otmoor

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Date: 24 February 2011

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WildSquare Bingo

WildSquare Bingo

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Date: 21 June 2010

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