Hello Folks,RSPB reserves are great places for you to get closer to nature. So what better reason than to have a quiz to see how much you know about them. Each Monday for 12 weeks, I will be posting a little teaser for you. Without looking in books or on the internet (i.e - no cheating), see if you can identify this RSPB reserve. On Wednesday, so as long as no-one has guessed it, I will post one clue. On Friday I will post the answer along with some additional information for your interest. Just for fun!: Make sure you keep an note of the first letter of each reserve as the weeks go by, and at the end of week 12, see if you can rearrange all 12 letters to spell out a message about our reserves.Here goes ....MYSTERY RSPB RESERVE#1The konik ponies better not trample on the glasswort, they may squash the Orthotylus rubidus!
The anagram says Dingle marshes in MrsT's last clue
Ray
a good laugh is better than a tonic
If the Dingle Marshes is an anagram then this photo is of Dingle marshes RSPB of Koniks taken from the lane between Dunwich and Walberswick west of Dingle Marshes and Corporation Marshes as is generally known
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The pictures of the Koniks/Sizewell Dome and signposts to the various hides are at RSPB Minsmere, mind you I also saw some Koniks beyond Lucky Pool at Minsmere but that is nowhere near Dingle Marshes.
It could be that [like SWT] Ponies/sheep are moved to different areas to keep the vegetation down, I have seen Koniks on the Scrape at Minsmere RSPB too
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16304936@N06/
http://suffolk.activeboard.com/f528553/birds-of-suffolk/
Answer tomorrow folks!
There may be a little skullduggery going on here because a little birdie [sic] tells me four of the Koniks have been moved from Minsmere/Dunwich to here www.rspb.org.uk/.../295595-natural-horsepower-helps-wildlife
This week’s mystery reserve is..... Dingle Marshes in Suffolk. Jointly purchased with Suffolk Wildlife Trust and bordered by forest and heathland, Dingle Marshes features a special mixture of freshwater and coastal habitats. In fact the reedbed at Dingle Marshes forms part of the Westwood Marshes, which are the largest area of freshwater Reedbed in England! Whilst Norfolk Hawker dragonflies can be found be buzzing around the marsh, other winged animals include: Avocet, Bittern and Marsh harriers. Did you know that Dingle Marshes has also been visited by an Oriental pratincole, an Alpine swift and a Penduline tit.
More information on Dingle Marshes can be found here:
www.rspb.org.uk/.../index.aspx
Keep an eye out for next week’s mystery reserve quiz.
Claire
P.S - Don’t forget to jot down the first letter of each reserve.