Description
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve covers 73 hectares and comprises five lakes surrounded by woodland. There are a few ponds, seasonally flooded pools as well as grassland and small areas of reedbed. The deeper lakes attract all the common wildfowl which are especially abundant in the winter. Surface feeding duck such as tavi and Lapasorsa tend to frequent the shallower areas. Waders such as metsäviklo and rantasipi, valkoviklo, töyhtöhyyppä and pikkutylli can be seen around the muddy edges of the shallow water. The last two species nest on the reserve. harmaahaikara are resident and other birds like kuningaskalastaja, virtavästäräkki can often be located. Birds such as pajusirkku and rytikerttunen can easily be seen in the reedbed in the summertime. In the winter the alder trees attract flocks of vihervarpunen and urpiainen. You can make a lovely walk around two larger lakes with many good spots for bird watching. There are several hides.
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Access
Free parking and easy walking access, much of it is also wheelchair suitable. Click on the P in the map to get directions.