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Description
Hill Court Farm and Blacklands nature reserve has grazing marshes, wetlands and wildlife-friendly farmland. There are three different viewing screens and one permissive path. NOTE: during Winter this site can be flooded. During Spring and Summer, the grassland, woodland and hedges becomes alive with breeding Mezei pacsirta, Nádi sármány, Réti pityer, Csilpcsalpfüzike and Kakukk, Brown Hares, multiple different butterfly species and swathes of wildflowers. The scrape holds breeding Bíbic, Kis lile and Nagy póling. Also during this time, Füsti fecske, Molnárfecske, Kis kócsag, Szürke gém and numerous gull species come to drink, bath and feed around the scrape. During Spring migration, very small numbers of Böjti réce can occasionally turn up.
In Autumn, the occasional passage migrant such as Erdei cankó, can pass through. During Winter, large flocks of over 1,000 Bíbic gather at the scrape, as well as hundreds of Aranylile. Also, large numbers of Fütyülő réce, Csörgo réce, Tőkés réce and Kanalas réce can be seen. This site is one of the best nature reserves in Worcestershire for wintering Nyílfarkú réce, with up to 300 induviduals being recorded in some years. Scarcer species recorded during Winter include Sárszalonka, Erdei szalonka, Kis vöcsök, Kis sólyom and Barna rétihéja.
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Access
There is a small layby situated on Marsh Road at the main entrance of the reserve. This can take around 4 cars at a time though there is barely ever that many cars parked there. Click on the P in the map for directions. After you have parked, the main path down into the reserve is well marked and simple to follow. The path is about 700 meters long.