53.25857,-4.53208
- Grid ref: SH313765
- Lat/long: 53.25857,-4.53208
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Photo by RSPB - Colin Wilkinson
Wildlife awards
Valley Wetlands is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.
Top things to do in Spring
- Watch breeding waterfowl display
- Listen to the songs of reedbed birds
- Enjoy the lake scenery
Top things to do in Summer
- See if you can spot young waterfowl around the lakes and a small but noisy black-headed gull colony
- Look down: the reserve has many wetland plants such as common spotted orchid, marsh fern, ragwort, greater spearwort and water avens
- Watch out for dragonflies and butterflies
Top things to do in Autumn
- Look for migrant birds such as harriers, terns, swallows and martins
- The numbers of wintering wildfowl start to build, including wigeons and goldeneyes
- Enjoy the lake scenery
Top things to do in Winter
- Wait patiently for a sighting of the rare, shy bittern
- Enjoy rafts of waterfowl, especially in cold weather
- Check the flocks for less common birds such as scaups, long-tailed ducks, goosanders and red-breasted mergansers
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