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Beschrijving
Blue House Farm is a nature reserve managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. As you leave the small gravel car park, through the first of many gates, the landscape opens up to series of mix grazing meadows. The live stock here help manage the grasslands. Conservation grazing and fresh water flooding has transformed this 287 hectares site.
In the winter the landscape is feeding ground to thousands of Rotgans, and numbers of Grauwe Gans, Brandgans plus Grote Canadese Gans all can be seen.
A massive fencing project has made it safe for birds to feed and breed with out ground preditors disturbance. The flooded reed lined scrape areas have three hides from which you can view many wading and water bird species. Breeding Kluut and Kievit. The reeds beds have Baardman, Rietzanger and Kleine Karekiet. The flooded scrape is great for migrating waders such as Witgat, Groenpootruiter, Zwarte Ruiter, Grutto and Kemphaan. The waders can be seen moving between the flooded areas and the estuary when the tide is low feeding on the food rich mud flats. Such species as Wulp, Bergeend, Bonte Strandloper, Kleine Zilverreiger and the odd Grote Zilverreiger. At high tide Middelste Zaagbek, Dodaars and Fuut are common here.
Summer time Grauwe Gors, Rietgors and Veldleeuwerik will be breeding across the reserve.
Raptors will include, Torenvalk, Buizerd, Bruine Kiekendief, wintering Blauwe Kiekendief and the occasional Boomvalk. Many rare species have turned up on this amazing site and well worth a visit during migration both spring and autumn.
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Toegang
Blue House Farm is south of the village of North Frambridge, Essex, CM36GU. OS GRID REF TQ857969. The carpark is located down a small road Blue House Farm Chase off the junction Frambridge Rd and The Avenue. Press P on the map for directions. The circular walking route that starts from the carpark is about 5 km.
North Frambridge has a train station and is walkable to the reserve from there.
Terrein en leefgebied
Grasland/weide , Wetland , Rivier , Vijver , Rietvelden , Landbouw , Slikken , ZeeOmstandigheden
Vlak , Open landschap , Nat , GladRondlopende wandeling mogelijk?
JaTelescoop meenemen?
Kan handig zijnWanneer hier vogels kijken?
Het hele jaarToptijd voor dit gebied
Voorjaarstrek , NajaarstrekRoute
Breed padZwaarte wandeling
GemiddeldToegankelijk via
Te voet , Fiets , Auto , BootVogelkijkhut aanwezig?
JaExtra info
Visitors should be aware of the cattle and sheep which are loose on the reserve. As you go through the gates of diffrent areas some fields will have live stock in.