andythomas
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Map reference: SP3875
Brandon Marsh is a 200 acre nature reserve lying on the banks of the River Avon to the east of Coventry. It consists of a number of pools surrounded by scrub and woodland. It provides good birdwatching opportunities all year round, with wildfowl in the winter, breeding warblers in the summer, and plenty of passage birds in spring and autumn. Resident birds include Cetti's Warbler and Kingfisher.
Brandon Marsh Nature Centre is the headquarters of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and as such has excellent facilities including displays about the reserve, a tea room and a shop. An annual Bird Fair is held at the reserve in the summer months.
Our own Jeff has a website entitled The Unofficial Guide to Brandon Marsh, which will tell you all you need to know about the place. The online sightings page is particularly helpful if you’re planning a trip in the near future.
The official website is here.
Access: Signposted from A45 just east of A46 junction. Admission charge for non members of the Wildlife Trusts.
Resident: Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, Lapwing, Snipe, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler.
April - September: Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Ruff, Redshank, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, Cuckoo, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap.
October - March: Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Pochard, Goldeneye.
Brandon Marsh is a 200 acre nature reserve lying on the banks of the River Avon to the east of Coventry. It consists of a number of pools surrounded by scrub and woodland. It provides good birdwatching opportunities all year round, with wildfowl in the winter, breeding warblers in the summer, and plenty of passage birds in spring and autumn. Resident birds include Cetti's Warbler and Kingfisher.
Brandon Marsh Nature Centre is the headquarters of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and as such has excellent facilities including displays about the reserve, a tea room and a shop. An annual Bird Fair is held at the reserve in the summer months.
Our own Jeff has a website entitled The Unofficial Guide to Brandon Marsh, which will tell you all you need to know about the place. The online sightings page is particularly helpful if you’re planning a trip in the near future.
The official website is here.
Access: Signposted from A45 just east of A46 junction. Admission charge for non members of the Wildlife Trusts.
Resident: Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, Lapwing, Snipe, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler.
April - September: Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Ruff, Redshank, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, Cuckoo, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap.
October - March: Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Pochard, Goldeneye.
