Recent sightings

Your recent sightings

• An hour at the Welcome Shelter 15/11/18

  There has been a small starling murmuration on the reserve recently. The birds made an impressive spectacle over the reserve car park last weekend. Assistant Warden Simon therefore spent a couple of hours at the Welcome Shelter yesterday afternoon...

  Posted 16 Nov 2018 by David White

• High water everywhere

  Over the Christmas and New Year period we experienced a moderate flood on the reserve. The reserve acts as a flood reservoir, protecting local villages from the sheer volume of water which enters the great Ouse. The flooding caused some sections o...

  Posted 15 Jan 2018 by Luke W

• A new view

  We have been beavering away on the reserve recently and have opened up a new viewpoint. The new viewpoint can be found on the North West of Elney Lake and adds an extra element of interest to one of our most wooded trails. We felled the lake side...

  Posted 07 Dec 2017 by Luke W

• Improvements for people and wildlife

  Habitat management We have recently been removing trees from the shores of the grassland on Ferry lagoon. This work is part of the ongoing improvements being made for breeding waders and wintering wildfowl. Waders, such as lapwing and redshank...

  Posted 31 Oct 2017 by Luke W

• Wigeon are coming

  Now that summer is over the lakes are starting to take on a different feel. Leaves are starting to turn a beautiful blend of colours, hedgerows are bursting with berries and it is getting wetter underfoot. The birds which use the reserve are also...

  Posted 14 Sep 2017 by Luke W

• Willow emeralds find a home at RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes

  When I first started working at Fen Drayton Lakes in November 2015 I commented that willow emerald damselfly must occur on the site, as the habitat looks perfect. Now, just under two years later, I can confirm that the species is present on site....

  Posted 30 Aug 2017 by Luke W