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Dearne Valley - Bolton Ings

This new reserve gives you a chance to get up close to a reedbed and its fascinating inhabitants. Bitterns come to spend winter camouflaged amongst the reeds and we hope they'll stay to breed soon. It's easy to access from the Dearne Way footpath and Trans Pennine Trail. More...

Male reed bunting singing in arable field

Dearne Valley - Old Moor

Situated right at the heart of the Dearne Valley, Old Moor is a wonderful place to come and watch wildlife. The skies, fields and open water are teeming with birds throughout the year. More...

RSPB Old Moor nature reserve landscape

Dee Estuary - Inner Marsh Farm

During the mid-1980s, the RSPB purchased 30 ha of arable land at Inner Marsh Farm. During winter, large numbers of wildfowl and waders are present. Breeding birds include gadwalls, water rails, avocets and lapwings. More...

Male shoveler

Dee Estuary - Parkgate

See ducks, geese, waders and birds of prey exploring the marsh. During low tides, birds stay far out on the estuary. The best time to visit is during high tide. Viewing is from Parkgate promenade or Parkgate Old Baths car park near 'The Boathouse' pub. You’ll see large flocks of birds driven up towards you. More...

Male shelduck in water

Dee Estuary - Point of Ayr

Come during the winter months and you’ll be able to see thousands of birds feeding. High tide is the best time to visit, when the rising waters force the birds onto the saltmarshes, so you get even closer views. More...

Two black-tailed godwits in flight

Drimore Farm

Drimore Farm is an important corncrake recovery area in South Uist. We work closely with the farm owner to try to create habitat suitable for corncrakes, but also to benefit a range of waders as well as non-bird species, such as the great yellow bumblebee. More...

Bugs-eye view of wet meadow in flower

Dungeness

If you haven't been to Dungeness, nothing can quite prepare you for this landscape - mile after mile of shingle, wild and weird! Dungeness's position, jutting into the English Channel, makes it ideally placed to watch for migrant birds arriving or departing. More...

View looking over gravel pit, RSPB Dungeness reserve

Dunnet Head

The most northerly point in mainland Britain, Dunnet Head has stunning sea cliffs and coastal grassland. These are home to puffins, razorbills, guillemots, fulmars, kittiwakes, shags and cormorants, and we're undertaking some work on the grassland to make it more attractive to small farmland birds such as twites. We're also hopeful that our work here will benefit the great yellow bumblebee. More...

Puffin calling, Isle of May National Nature reserve