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Description
The Christopher Cadbury Wetland Reserve at Upton Warren may be small but it boasts a wide variety of birds, particularly waders. It's divided into two parts by a boating lake, with the Moors Pool to the north and The Flashes to the south, with 2 branches of the River Salwarpe running through it.
The Flashes has breeding (Ευρωπαϊκή) Αβοκέτα and wintering (Ευρασιατική) Τουρλίδα, plus many more species that might show up on spring and autumn passage. Regulars include Ακτίτης, Δασότρυγγας, Αμμοσφυριχτής, Λασποσκαλίδρα, Πρασινοσκέλης and (Ευρωπαϊκή) Λιμόζα. Rarer species include Μαχητής, Λευκοσκαλίδρα, Χαλικοκυλιστής, Θαλασσολιμόζα, Σιγλίγουρος, Λασπότρυγγας (Κοινή) Νανοσκαλίδρα and Δρεπανοσκαλίδρα. Even Least Sandpiper, Τρίχρωμος Φαλαρόποδας, Ερυθρόλαιμος Φαλαρόποδας, Καλαμοκανάς, Θωρακωτή Σκαλίδρα, Σταχτιά Νανοσκαλίδρα and (Ευρασιατική) Χαλκόκοτα have occurred. A pair of Μουστακαλής were seen in November 2019. A Πετρίτης is often present and may be seen perching on one of the radio masts.
The Moors Pool attracts more wildfowl and has breeding Ποταμογλάρονο, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Στρειδοφάγος, Καλαμοποταμίδα, Σχοινοποταμίδα, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Ψευταηδόνι and (Μεγάλο) Καλαμοτσίχλονο. Δεντρογέρακο is present in summer and passage may bring Καλαμόκιρκος, Ψαραετός and Μαυρογλάρονο, while one or two (Ευρασιατικός) Ήταυρος might appear in winter.
Both areas have breeding Ποταμοσφυριχτής, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Καλημάνα and Κοκκινοσκέλης, as well as (Κοινό) Μπεκατσίνι and Κουφομπεκάτσινο in winter. Also, the Καστανοκέφαλος Γλάρος roosts may feature a Μαυροκέφαλος Γλάρος or a Νανόγλαρος and have even hosted Αζτεκόγλαρος and Λευκόστιχτος Γλάρος in the past.
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Access
By car: Take the M5 and leave at junction 5, taking the A38 going north through Wychbold and the village of Upton Warren. When you reach the roundabout, take the third exit into the two car parks by the boating lake (signposted Aztec Adventure).
The Flashes car park (on the right) closes at 8 p.m. in summer and 4 p.m. in winter. The Moors car park is always open. Permits costing £3 per person, are required for entry into the reserve for non-members of the Wildlife Trust, and these can be bought from the cafe by the boating lake. The entrance to the Flashes is at the other end of the lake and the entrance for the Moors Pool is further up the A38.