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East of site currently closed

There is some tree damage at the east of site on the visitor path. It's a very large tree so we will be keeping this area closed until we can get a tree surgeon in to make it safe. Thank you for your understanding, we will remove this alert once the area has reopened.

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Wildlife Sightings - 20/07/2024

Weather = hot/ overcast

Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 5

Black-Headed Gull - 65

Common Turn - 35

Shelduck - 13

Teal - 1

Mallard - 5

Moorhen - 5

coot - 1

Black-tailed Godwit - 2

Lapwing - 53

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Blue tit - 4

Great tit - 5

Coal tit - 2

Bullfinch - 4

Goldfinch - 2

Robin - 1

Dunnock - 1

Stock Dove - 2

Moorhen - 3

Bird Species Around Site

Ringed necked Parakeet - 4 (Car Park)

Goldcrest - 1 (Car park)

- 44 (River Wear)

Herring Gull - 40 (River Wear)

Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (River Wear)

Common Tern - 1 (River Wear)

Redshank - 5 (River Wear)

Curlew - 2 (River Wear )

Cormorant - 1 (River Wear)

Tufted duck - 17 (Reservoir)

Shoveler - 2 (Reservoir)

Black-Headed Gull - 7 (Saline Lagoon)

Invertebrates

Azure Damselfly - 5

Ringlet - 2 (Amphibian ponds)

Meadow Brown - 1 (Forgotten Meadow)


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