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Amberley Wildbrooks

West Sussex  >  United Kingdom

Grazing marsh and ditches in a floodplain landscape important for birds. You can explore the area by a long path with reedbeds on either side.

Added* by Anonymous@Birder
Most recent update 5 червня 2022

Description

The River Arun traces a serpentine path across an extensive flat area of grassland, bounded on the horizon by hills and woods. The grassland itself is dissected by numerous ditches, now supporting an array of wetland with plants, insects and birds. The reeds are excellent for warblers, and birds like Підсоколик великий, Боривітер звичайний and Канюк звичайний can be seen hunting here. Other birds you can see or hear are Галагаз євразійський, Пастушок, Баранець звичайний, Шуліка рудий, Лунь очеретяний, Очеретянка ставкова, Сипуха, Вівсянка очеретяна and Очеретянка лучна. Access is restricted to the Wey South Path, which runs through the centre of the brooks and can be very boggy almost all year round.

Details

Access

The best way to explore is walking. There is no parking but you can park in Amberley village and walk through the first part of the wildbrooks, taking about 20 minutes, before you come to the proper wildbrooks.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes , River , Reedbeds , Wetland

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape , High water possible

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Summer

Route

Wide path , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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