52.45212,0.16328
- Grid ref: TL471860
- Lat/long: 52.45212,0.16328
- Postcode: PE15 0NF
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Wildlife awards
Ouse Washes is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.
Top things to do in Spring
- Listen to drumming snipe and watch the lapwing’s dramatic tumbling display
- Search for elusive garganeys lurking along the ditch edges
- Look out for the first hairy dragonflies patrolling the rivers
Top things to do in Summer
- Hunt for common lizards basking in the early morning sun along the boardwalk
- Find brightly-coloured yellow wagtails bobbing amongst the cattle
- Enjoy the cows and calves grazing on the washes
Top things to do in Autumn
- Look for greenshanks and green sandpipers feeding around the pools
- Test your duck identification now they are all in brown 'eclipse' plumage, or watch the marsh harriers cruising up and down the reserve
- Find the first whooper swans when they return from Iceland
Top things to do in Winter
- Enjoy the Bewick’s and whooper swans roosting on the reserve
- Watch tree sparrows, reed buntings and yellowhammers feeding only metres away from the visitor centre
- See thousands of ducks and wading birds when the water levels are shallow