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Cumbria

Places to see birds in Cunbria. Covers RSPB Reserves, Wildlife Trust Reserves, National Parks, National Trust, National Nature Reserves (NNRs), Local Nature Reserves (LNRs), Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), Forestry Commission and Community Forests.

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Lake District National Park

★★www.lake-district.gov.uk

The Lake District National Park in the north-west of England is the largest of England's National Parks. Its 2,292 square kilometres cover high fells, lush green dales, still lakes, vibrant villages and quiet hamlets. The National Park also includes pa ...

National Nature Reserves in Cumbria

★★www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_results.asp?N=

National Nature Reserves in Cumbria National Nature Reserves (NNRs) in Cumbria, these are places where wildlife comes first. They were established to protect the most important areas of wildlife habitat and geological formations in Britain, and as places for scientific research. This does n ...

RSPB Campfield Marsh

★★www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/c/campfieldmarsh/

Campfield Marsh, on the Solway estuary, has saltmarsh, wet grassland and areas of open water. At high tide, thousands of wading birds including oystercatchers, knots, grey plovers and bar-tailed godwits roost. In the winter, wildfowl use the grassland and ...

RSPB Haweswater

★★www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/h/haweswater/

Haweswater is the only place in England where golden eagles nest. An observation point is open during the breeding season.

RSPB Hodbarrow

★★★www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/h/hodbarrow/

Large numbers of wading birds and waterfowl can be seen on the freshwater lagoons. In the summer, three species of terns nest on the reserve and can be seen well from the hide on the sea-wall.

Solway Firth Birdwatching

★★★home.freeuk.net/margaretwalker/Pages/birdwatching.html

The glories of the Solway are manyfold - but the reason most birders (and it still really is undiscovered) come here is for winter watching of geese, barnacles particularly, and its wildfowl (scaup a speciality!). Read below an extract from Birdwatch m ...

Where to Watch Birds in Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshir...

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Where to Watch Birds in Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire A guide to where to watch birds in Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire, three counties which boast some of the most varied bird habitats in Britain. 

WT Cumbria Wildlife Trust

★★www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk

WT Cumbria Wildlife Trust Cumbria Wildlife Trust manages over forty nature reserves throughout Cumbria extending to over 3,000 hectares (8,000 acres). The reserves represent a wide variety of the typical habitats found in Cumbria, including peat bog, sand dunes, ancient woodland a ...

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