Next time you are visiting North Warren, check out our new viewing platform, it is accessible from the old railway line and gives great views over the northern half of the grazing marsh. It was erected last week by Gilleard Brothers Ltd. This is the same company that have built many of the hides at Minsmere, including the new Island Mere hide last year. This new viewing platform will improve views of the wintering wildfowl that use the marshes. Amongst other species, 7 white fronted geese have already been viewed from the platform. The cattle are now off of the grazing marsh and the sluice boards have been put in, so the bird numbers should increase as the water level rises to its usual winter levels. With all the rain we have had recently this shouldn’t take too long!
The platform only took three days to build, I took some pictures both during the building stage and again once the platform was finished.
Above: This is the rear view of the viewing platform under construction
Above: The viewing platform as seen from the grazing marsh, still under construction.
Above: The view from inside the new viewing platform
Above: The finished platform, as viewed from the grazing marsh
Above: The rear of the finished viewing platform.
This project has been (part) funded by the Amenity and Accessibility Fund (AAF), which is linked to work at Sizewell B and has been set up to fund projects which improve access and provide information to visitors to the Suffolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.