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Description
Rush Hill Scrape is on the south side of NWT Hickling, and offers wetland, reedbed and wet woodland habitats boasting all of the iconic broadland species. It is possible to see žeriav popolavý, bučiak veľký kaňa močiarna and fúzatka trstinová here at any time of year, when walking the paths alongside the reedbed. The wet woodland offers opportunities to find sýkorka hôrna and kôrovník dlhoprstý, while the surrounding farmland supports several strnádka obyčajná.
In spring and autumn, Rush Hill Scrape can be a fantastic place to look for passage waders. You may find bojovník bahenný, pobrežník čiernozobý, kalužiak červenonohý, kalužiak sivý, kalužiačik malý, kalužiak perlavý, kulík piesočný and possibly something rarer. You may potentially see something rarer if the water levels a low, such as kalužiak močiarny, pobrežník malý, pobrežník krivozobý, pobrežník hrdzavý, kamenár strakatý or kalužiak tmavý. You can chance upon lyžičiar biely any time from March to October here also.
The scrape is a great place to find kačica chrapačka in the spring, while rybár riečny, čorík čierny and even rybár malý have been known to drop in occasionally too! Listen out for the song of kolibiarik spevavý along the trails in the summer months, as well as trsteniarik bahenný and trsteniarik malý.
The winter is quiter at the site, but lucky observers may glipse a sluka hôrna in the wet woodland, while hlaholka severská can be found on the broad and there are usually large numbers of kačica chrapka on the scrape.
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Access
Park in Potter Heigham Village, either at the village hall or by the church (but not directly in front of the church itself). The trails can be muddy in the wet woodland during the winter. The paths may also be overgrown during the summer, so wear long trousers as ticks are in the area.