Wildfire risk
With wildfire risk currently extremely high, we urge visitors to take extra care by avoiding any activity that could start a fire and immediately reporting any signs of smoke or fire to 999 to help protect people and wildlife. Please note, some of our nature reserves are closed due to wildfires, please check before you travel.
Advice on wildfire preventionThu 30 July 2026 12:00 Days out
Beckingham Marshes
BeckinghamOpenSee opening timesFrom the bubbling call of the Curlew, to feisty boxing Hares, Beckingham Marshes always has a trick or two up its sleeve.
About
Beckingham Marshes is a thriving wet grassland and hay meadow reserve, found in the Trent Valley. At Beckingham Marshes, we work with a local grazier and the Environment Agency to encourage wetland wildlife to return.
The wet grazing marsh habitat we are working to re-establish provides ideal conditions for a host of species – particularly breeding wading birds, such as Lapwings and Redshanks – but also Skylarks, dragonflies and damselflies, amphibians and a variety of aquatic plants.
The reserve’s hedgerows provide a home for our thriving colony of Tree Sparrows, as well as food for winter thrushes, nesting sites for small birds and mammals and habitat for a variety of insects. A mix of native hedgerow species such as Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Damson create ideal habitat corridors along the boundaries of the site.
At a glance
Parking is very limited, careful parking may be possible close to the reserve entrance, but access by large agricultural vehicles is required 24 hours a day.
Alternatively, roadside parking is available towards the Beckingham end of Old Trent Road.
Toilets are offsite at the Old Willow Works building and not RSPB owned. (Usually open daily from 9am - 5pm, depending on non-RSPB managed caretaker availability)
Toilets are offsite at the Old Willow Works building and not RSPB owned. (Usually open daily from 9am - 5pm, depending on non-RSPB managed caretaker availability)
Uneven grass – no hard surfaces.
Four information points with bench seating.
Narrow kissing gate on entry and the trail crosses a narrow bridge with gates at either end.
There is a viewing platform with two steps and seating.
Blue Badge spaces at Old Willow Works (not RSPB-managed) directly across the road from reserve entrance. All firm, flat, bare ground.
Uneven grass – no hard surfaces.
Four information points with bench seating.
Narrow kissing gate on entry and the trail crosses a narrow bridge with gates at either end.
There is a viewing platform with two steps and seating.
Blue Badge spaces at Old Willow Works (not RSPB-managed) directly across the road from reserve entrance. All firm, flat, bare ground.
Toilets are offsite at the Old Willow Works building and not RSPB owned. (Usually open daily from 9am - 5pm, depending on non-RSPB managed caretaker availability)
BBQs are a fire risk, endangering other people and the precious wildlife and habitats here. They are not permitted on the reserve at any time.
Assistance dogs are welcome in all parts of the reserve.
Please note that cattle graze the reserve from April to December. They are curious and may approach you. Keep your dog under effective control, it is good practice wherever you are to keep your dog on a lead around livestock, however let your dog off the lead if you feel threatened. Releasing your dog will make it easier for you both to reach safety.
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Contact Beckingham Marshes
langford.beckingham@rspb.org.uk Opposite The Old Willow Works, 51 Old Trent Road, Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, DN10 4PY 01636 893611