Description
The Moor Green Lakes Nature Reserve occupies 36 hectares north of the River Blackwater. A footpath runs along much of the River Blackwater and provides reasonable, but sometimes distant, views of the lakes. There are 2 hides on the reserve providing good views of the lakes. Resident birds are Corcodel mic, Corcodel mare, Egretă mică, Uliu păsărar, Nagâț, Cucuvea, Pescăraș albastru, Presură de stuf, Mugurar and Gaie roșie. Summer visitors are Prundăraș gulerat mic, Pescăruș râzător, Chiră de baltă and Șoimul rândunelelor. In winter you can expect Ferestraș mare, Rață sunătoare, Ferestraș mic, Codobatură de munte and sometimes Ciuf de câmp. During migration birds like Rață cârâitoare, Uligan pescar, Erete de stuf and Fluierar cu picioare verzi can sometimes be spotted.
Details
Access
At the western end, there is a small car park off Lower Sandhurst Road (SU 805 628), and at the eastern end, the Activity Centre car-park off Mill Lane (SU 821 620).
