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51.809583,-1.173907
  • Grid ref: SP570126
  • Lat/long: 51.809583,-1.173907
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Landscape view of RSPB Otmoor nature reserveRedshank calling from fencepostBlackthorn blossom, April
Hobby in flight, with a caught insectBanded demoiselleWildflowers along edge of new pool, Otmoor RSPB reserve
Panorama at RSPB Otmoor nature reserveRedwing gobbling hawthorn berriesBrown hare running
Large flock of starling congregating over Ham Wall nature reserveMale stonechat on bramble stemLapwing in flight
Photo by Ben Hall
Photo by Nigel Blake
Photo by Katie Fuller
Photo by Steve Round
Photo by Katie Fuller
Photo by Andy Hay
Photo by Ben Hall
Photo by Nigel Blake
Photo by Steve Round
Photo by David Kjaer
Photo by Graham Catley
Photo by Ray Kennedy

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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