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#5Mr Cottier made an important discovery here in the 1950s.
Ooh, I think I'll back Ray, John and Seaman on this one - Ouse Washes
Cin J
All will be revealed tomorrow! I do hope you are all keeping a note of the starting letters of the reserves so far! Just in case: D for Dingle marshes, A for Aylesbeare common, T for Titchwell, S for Saltholme.
This week’s mystery reserve is..... Ouse Washes in Cambridgeshire. Right smack in the middle of the Fens, Ouse Washes is part of the largest area of grazing pasture that floods during winter. The Ouse washes were created in 1652 and cover a total area of 2403 ha, forming the largest example of internationally important washland in Britain. It is home to Garganey, Snipe, Tree sparrow, Wigeon and Black-tailed Godwit to name but a few. Opened in 1964, when the RSPB started to buy land there, the reserve boasts one claim to fame, in winter 21% of the world’s population of Bewick’s swans are found there. Did you know that it was due to the discovery of breeding Black-tailed godwits in 1952 by Edward Cottier, that Ouse washes was opened.
More information on Ouse Washes 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.
I like this. Can't answer the questions but it's good to find out things about the reserves.
Live simply, so others may simply live.
I am glad you enjoy them Jeni-Ren, i enjoy writing them!
very informative Mrs T thanks
Ray
a good laugh is better than a tonic
You're very welcome Ray.