RSPB Where to Discover Nature in Britain and Northern IrelandThis is the first book to explore in detail every RSPB reserve in Britain, from the wild forests of Caledonia and teeming seabird cities of the northern coasts, to the rolling heathlands, pristine wetlands and urban oases of the south. Here you'll find everything you need to plan and enjoy days out at some of the best wildlife-watching places anywhere, with full details of access arrangements, visitor facilities, advice on when to visit and the wildlife you can expect to see throughout the year. For every reserve you'll find a map of how to get here and, where appropriate, the trails around the reserve and the habitats you'll find, so you can plan your visit according to what you'd like to see and how much time you have to visit. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs of these beautiful wild places and the animals and plants that live in them. |
Contents
Introduction | 6 |
Using this book | 8 |
hints for enjoying your visit | 10 |
What to expect on your visit | 12 |
Conservation designations SoUThWEST ENGLAND | 13 |
Arne | 14 |
Aylesbeare Common | 18 |
Exe Estuary | 20 |
Lower Lough Earne | 182 |
Portmore Lough | 184 |
Rathlin Island Seabird Centre | 186 |
Barons Haugh | 190 |
Coll | 192 |
Inversnaid | 194 |
KenDee Marshes | 196 |
Loch Gruinart | 198 |
Garston Wood | 22 |
Greylake | 24 |
ham Wall | 26 |
hayle Estuary | 28 |
highnam Woods | 30 |
Lodmoor | 32 |
Marazion Marsh | 34 |
Nagshead | 36 |
Radipole Lake | 38 |
West Sedgemoor SoUThEAST ENGLAND | 42 |
Blean Woods | 44 |
Brading Marshes | 46 |
Broadwater Warren | 48 |
Cliffe Pools | 50 |
Dungeness | 52 |
Elmley Marshes | 56 |
Farnham heath | 58 |
Fore Wood | 60 |
Northward hill | 62 |
Pulborough Brooks | 64 |
Rainham Marshes | 68 |
Rye Meads | 72 |
Tudeley Woods | 76 |
Church Wood | 78 |
Coombes Churnet | 80 |
Middleton Lakes | 82 |
otmoor | 84 |
Sandwell Valley | 86 |
EAST ENGLAND 90 Berney Marshes | 90 |
Boyton Marshes | 92 |
Buckenham Marshes | 94 |
Fowlmere | 96 |
Frampton Marsh | 98 |
Freiston Shore | 100 |
havergate Island | 104 |
Lakenheath | 106 |
Minsmere | 110 |
North Warren | 114 |
Ouse Washes | 116 |
Snettisham | 118 |
South Essex Marshes | 120 |
Stour Estuary | 122 |
Strumpshaw | 124 |
Surlingham Church Marsh | 128 |
The Lodge | 130 |
Titchwell Marsh | 134 |
Wolves Wood | 138 |
Bempton Cliffs | 140 |
Blacktoft Sands | 144 |
Campfield Marsh | 148 |
Coquet Island | 150 |
Dearne Valley Old Moor | 152 |
Fairburn Ings | 156 |
Geltsdale | 160 |
Haweswater | 162 |
Hodbarrow | 164 |
Leighton Moss | 166 |
Marshside | 170 |
Saltholme | 172 |
St Bees Head | 174 |
NORTHERN IRELAND 176 Belfast Harbour Reserve | 176 |
Lough Foyle | 180 |
Lochwinnoch | 200 |
Mersehead | 204 |
Mull of Galloway | 208 |
The | 212 |
Wood of Cree | 214 |
EAST SCOTLAND 216 Birsay Moors | 216 |
Brodgar | 218 |
Cottascarth and Rendall Moss | 220 |
Fetlar | 222 |
Fowslheugh | 224 |
Hobbister | 226 |
228 | 228 |
Loch of Kinnordy | 230 |
loch of spiggie | 232 |
loch of strathbeg | 234 |
Marwick head | 238 |
Mill | 240 |
Mousa | 242 |
north hill | 244 |
noup cliffs | 246 |
onziebust | 248 |
sumburgh head | 250 |
the loons and loch of Banks | 252 |
troup head | 254 |
trumland | 256 |
Vane Farm | 258 |
north scotland 262 Balranald | 262 |
corrimony | 264 |
culbin sands | 266 |
Fairy Glen | 268 |
Forsinard Flows | 270 |
Glenborrodale | 272 |
insh Marshes | 274 |
loch Garten | 276 |
loch na Muilne | 280 |
loch ruthven | 282 |
nigg | 284 |
udale | 286 |
carngafallt | 288 |
conwy | 290 |
cwm clydach | 294 |
dee estuary Point of | 296 |
Grassholm | 298 |
Gwenffrwddinas | 300 |
lake Vyrnwy | 302 |
Mawddach woodlands | 306 |
newport wetlands | 310 |
ramsey island | 312 |
south stack | 316 |
Valley wetlands | 320 |
Ynyshir | 322 |
dates with nature 326 eagles | 326 |
ospreys | 328 |
Peregrines | 330 |
red Kites | 332 |
seabirds | 334 |
the best of the rest | 336 |
list of conservation designations | 338 |
Photo credits | 339 |
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RSPB Where to Discover Nature in Britain and Northern Ireland Marianne Taylor No preview available - 2009 |
Common terms and phrases
arrive attract autumn Bearded Tits birds of prey Bitterns breeding birds butterflies car park chicks cliffs contact details details and accessibility dragonflies ducks Entry fees Free estuary facilities feeding station flocks flowers Gadwalls Geese Godwits grassland Grebes Grid ref./postcode guided walks gulls habitat heath heathland Hen Harriers hide insects island lagoons lake Lapwings loch look mammals Marsh Harriers meadows Migrating waders miles moorland mudflats nature trail nest Opening hours Open Osprey Owls Peregrine Falcons Pink-footed Geese public footpaths public transport Red Kites Redshanks Reed reedbed Reserve boundary Road roost RSPB RSPB reserves rspb-images.com saltmarsh seabirds SEASON SPRING Sedge Warblers Short-eared Owls skuas songbirds species spring and summer SSSI Teals Telephone terns Tits transport The nearest viewpoint views village visitor centre waders Warblers Water Rails wet grassland wetland wheelchair Whooper Swans Wigeons WILDLIFE BY SEASON wing winter wildfowl Wood woodland birds