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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 starlings congregating at duskMale stonechat on bramble stemFlock of lapwing in flight

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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  • Northern Reedbed
  • Kingfisher with fish
  • kingfisher from hide
  • Swallows resting.
  • Greylag Formation Display
  • Owain doing the invertebrate study
  • feeding station
  • hiding in the hide

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Map of Otmoor

Map of Otmoor

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Date: 24 February 2011

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Access Statement - Otmoor

Access Statement - Otmoor

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Date: 17 May 2012

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WildSquare Bingo

WildSquare Bingo

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Date: 21 June 2010

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