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Description
Blue House Farm is a nature reserve managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. As you leave the small gravel car park, through the first of many gates, the landscape opens up to series of mix grazing meadows. The live stock here help manage the grasslands. Conservation grazing and fresh water flooding has transformed this 287 hectares site.
In the winter the landscape is feeding ground to thousands of Gâscă neagră, and numbers of Gâscă de vară, Gâscă călugăriță plus Gâscă canadiană all can be seen.
A massive fencing project has made it safe for birds to feed and breed with out ground preditors disturbance. The flooded reed lined scrape areas have three hides from which you can view many wading and water bird species. Breeding Ciocîntors and Nagâț. The reeds beds have Pițigoi de stuf, Lăcar mic and Lăcar de stuf. The flooded scrape is great for migrating waders such as Fluierar de zăvoi, Fluierar cu picioare verzi, Fluierar negru, Sitar de mal and Bătăuș. The waders can be seen moving between the flooded areas and the estuary when the tide is low feeding on the food rich mud flats. Such species as Culic mare, Călifar alb, Fugaci de țărm, Egretă mică and the odd Egretă mare. At high tide Ferestraș moțat, Corcodel mic and Corcodel mare are common here.
Summer time Presură sură, Presură de stuf and Ciocârlie will be breeding across the reserve.
Raptors will include, Vânturel roșu, Șorecar comun, Erete de stuf, wintering Erete vânăt and the occasional Șoimul rândunelelor. Many rare species have turned up on this amazing site and well worth a visit during migration both spring and autumn.
Details
Access
Blue House Farm is south of the village of North Frambridge, Essex, CM36GU. OS GRID REF TQ857969. The carpark is located down a small road Blue House Farm Chase off the junction Frambridge Rd and The Avenue. Press P on the map for directions. The circular walking route that starts from the carpark is about 5 km.
North Frambridge has a train station and is walkable to the reserve from there.
Terrain and Habitat
Grassland , Wetland , River , Pond , Reedbeds , Agriculture , Mud flats , SeaConditions
Flat , Open landscape , Wet , SlipperyCircular trail
YesIs a telescope useful?
Can be usefulGood birding season
All year roundBest time to visit
Spring migration , Autumn migrationRoute
Wide pathDifficulty walking trail
Average walkAccessible by
Foot , Bicycle , Car , BoatBirdwatching hide / platform
YesExtra info
Visitors should be aware of the cattle and sheep which are loose on the reserve. As you go through the gates of diffrent areas some fields will have live stock in.