RSPB Nature Reserve Silverdale
Silverdale, Lancashire
Event Details
- Open:
- Centre open 9.30am - 5pm
- Admission:
- £N/a
- Category:
- Family Days Out
- Venue:
- RSPB Nature Reserve Leighton Moss
- Website:
- Visit website
- Address:
- RSPB NATURE RESERVE LEIGHTON MOSS
Myers Farm, Silverdale
Silverdale
Lancashire
LA50SW - Phone:
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- Chris Haycock
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The largest remaining reedbed in north-west England, with shallow meres and fringing sedge and woodland, attracts a wonderful range of wildlife to Leighton Moss. Among its special birds are breeding bitterns, bearded tits and marsh harriers, with water rails and pochards, and its mammals include roe and red deer.
You can take your pick of long or short nature trails - shorter ones are suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Of the five birdwatching hides, four have wheelchair access. Children, as well as adults, will enjoy finding out more about the reserve from the imaginative displays in the visitor centre.
Opening times
Reserve - daily (closed 25 December) 9 am to 9 pm or dusk; visitor centre - daily 9.30 am to 5 pm, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm November to January inclusive.
Charges
Non-members - adult £4.50, child £1, concession £3, family ticket £9.
The place to...
see bitterns and marsh harrier in summer.
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