As restrictions ease further in England, we’re excited to continue to have many of our facilities OPEN for your visit!

Here’s a summary of what’s available from Tuesday 20 July 2021:

  • The reserve will be open Tuesday-Sunday, 9.30 am-5 pm
  • Car park
  • Outdoor, staffed Welcome Point
  • Nature reserve trails - you can explore our circular walk (the one way system will be removed - you can now go either way round) 
  • Hides - all four hides onsite are open
  • Toilets at the visitor centre
  • Café - indoor and outdoor café seating, plus take away also available. Card payments preferred. (Café opens at 10 am and closes at 4.30 pm)
  • Shop with all your nature-needs. Card payments preferred.
  • Self-guided family trails and activities
  • Cycle hire

In line with Government recommendations, we ask that all visitors, unless exempt, please continue to wear a face covering in our indoor spaces including hides. Our teams will be doing the same. ️

Please be mindful of other people’s space, particularly indoors and on narrow sections of our paths.

Please #RespectProtectEnjoy the special wildlife here and each other – keeping to the paths, following signage on site and directions from our friendly team. If you are visiting us on the way to RSPB nature reserves in other parts of the UK, please be mindful that restrictions may differ there.

For the latest RSPB Covid-19 updates across the country, please visit: rspb.org.uk/reservesupdate

Thank you for your continued support. See you soon!

Rainham Marshes visitor centre by Louise Moss

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Here are some of the wildlife highlights from today:

Greenshank, black tailed godwit, oystercatcher, avocet, bearded tit, marsh harrier, buzzard, kestrel, reed warbler, sedge warbler, black cap, chiffchaff, swifts and swallows.

Some if the invertebrate highlights include comma, red admiral, holly blue, small white, green-veined white, large white and clouded yellow butterflies.

We've also had fantastic views of ruby tailed wasp and common lizard!

  Comma butterfly by Howard Vaughan

  Common lizard by Howard Vaughan