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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 Gulipán and wintering Nagy póling, plus many more species that might show up on spring and autumn passage. Regulars include billegetőcankó, Erdei cankó, Parti lile, Havasi partfutó, Szürke cankó and Nagy goda. Rarer species include Pajzsoscankó, Fenyérfutó, kőforgató, Kis goda, Kis póling, Réti cankó Apró partfutó and Sarlós partfutó. Even törpepartfutó, Wilson-víztaposó, vékonycsőrű víztaposó, Gólyatöcs, vándorpartfutó, Temminck-partfutó and Batla have occurred. A pair of Barkóscinege were seen in November 2019. A Vándorsólyom is often present and may be seen perching on one of the radio masts.
The Moors Pool attracts more wildfowl and has breeding Küszvágó csér, Csigaforgató, cserregő nádiposzáta, Foltos nádiposzáta, Berki poszáta and Nádi sármány. Kabasólyom is present in summer and passage may bring Barna rétihéja, Halászsas and kormos szerkő, while one or two Bölömbika might appear in winter.
Both areas have breeding Kis lile, Bíbic and Piroslábú cankó, as well as Sárszalonka and Kis sárszalonka in winter. Also, the Dankasirály roosts may feature a Szerecsensirály or a Kis sirály and have even hosted kacagó sirály and prérisirály in the past.
Details
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.