Far Ings National Nature Reserve

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Overview

Far Ings NNR is made up of a series of former clay pits which have been flooded to create reedbeds. Located on the south bank of the Humber estuary, it is a major east-west flyway for migrating birds, and provides an excellent environment for observing birds all year round. Among the species you might see or hear are warblers or bearded tits, the eerie boom of the bittern, or a marsh harrier drifting silently over the reedbeds. In spring and autumn you can see migratory birds like pipits, finches, swallows, martins, swifts, larks, starlings, waders and wildfowl moving along the estuary. In late summer the reedbeds provide important roosts for swallows and martins, while in autumn and winter, the observer on the Humber bank will be rewarded with sightings of redshank, wigeon, black-tailed godwit, teal, skeins of pink-footed geese and many more species.

Features

Opening Times
Open all year

Location

Far Ings Road, Far Ings, BARTON-UPON-HUMBER, DN18 5RG

About the area

Much of the fenland around the Wash has been drained of its marshes and reclaimed as highly productive farmland. Further north, the coastline, with its sandy beaches, has been developed to accommodate the holiday industry, with caravans, campsites and the usual seaside paraphernalia.

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