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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 сабјарка and wintering голем српоклун свиркач, plus many more species that might show up on spring and autumn passage. Regulars include речна тринга, шарена тринга, среден пескар, обичен свиркач, зеленонога тринга and црноопашна блатарка. Rarer species include бојник, бел свиркач, камењарче, Bar-tailed Godwit, шарен српоклун свиркач, шумска тринга мал свиркач and белокрстен свиркач. Even Least Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope, Red-necked Phalarope, Црвенонога сабјарка, Pectoral Sandpiper, белоопашест свиркач and ибис have occurred. A pair of мустаклеста сипка were seen in November 2019. A сив сокол is often present and may be seen perching on one of the radio masts.
The Moors Pool attracts more wildfowl and has breeding речна чигра, остригар, трскар рогозар, мал трскар, свиларче and Мочварна овесарка. сокол ластовичар is present in summer and passage may bring блатна еја, орел рибар and црна рибарка, while one or two голем воден бик might appear in winter.
Both areas have breeding мал пескар, калуѓерка and црвенонога тринга, as well as обична бекасина and мала бекасина in winter. Also, the езерски галеб roosts may feature a медитерански галеб or a мал галеб and have even hosted Laughing Gull and Franklin's Gull 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.