Park

RSPB Greylake

Name: RSPB Greylake
Address: Bridgwater, England, GB

14 locals recommend,

Tips from locals

Stuart & Eli

October 28, 2019

Beautiful walks and bird hides. Always something special to see from kingfishers, egrets, peregrine falcons, water birds to otters!

Andrea

September 16, 2022

RSPB Greylake Nature Reserve TA7 9BP, just off the A361. It’s a 25 minute drive from West Sedgemoor Nature Reserve. Structures have been put in place to keep the water levels high and the RSPB volunteers have created miles of new ditches and shallow water-filled gutters, and dug out numerous shallow pools or 'scrapes'. Here you can see numerous waders, including lapwings, snipe, curlews and redshanks nesting in summer, as well as bearded tits, yellow wagtails, skylarks and meadow pipits. In winter, the land floods and flocks of golden plovers and other wading birds arrive. You can see wigeons, gadwall, teals, shovelers and Bewick's swans at this time of year. There is lots of other wildlife to see here too, including dragonflies, water voles, otters and roe deer. A boardwalk meanders from the car park to the hide and provides excellent disabled access. If you still have the time and the energy, make your way north to The Avalon Marshes, part of Somerset’s Levels and Moors, one of the largest lowland wetlands in Britain. We suggest parking at the Avalon Marshes Centre BA6 9TT (where there are WCs) to have a tea or coffee break and then follow the path along the canal. A truly magical and fascinating watery landscape, with a rich mix of spectacular nature reserves alongside agricultural fields and pastures, drained by reed-fringed ditches and rhynes. It’s internationally important for wildlife, especially the large flocks of migrating birds that fly each spring and autumn, to join the ducks, waders and other animals here all year. Visitors come from far and wide to see the Big Three; marsh harrier, bittern and the great white egret. Winter sees truly amazing sights, and the starling murmurations are mesmerising. Located in the heart of the Somerset Levels and Moors, Greylake is the perfect place to get closer to nature. Thanks to all the water, you can see lapwing, redshank and snipe nesting in the spring and vast flocks of ducks and waders being hunted by birds of prey in the winter. The reserve is on the A361 (Taunton to Glastonbury) road midway between the villages of Othery and Greinton. RSPB Greylake Nature Reserve A361, Bridgwater TA7 9BP