Wetland birds love an open vista, they don’t like trees or shrubs which provide predators with perches or conceal them. In order to make wetland birds feel more at home, and get them closer to Dorman’s Hide so you can see them, we’ve cleared a few patches of bramble from the area near the hide.
The next day, there were immediate benefits with a few Pintail and Curlew closer to the hide. But, other species of wildlife need the bramble scrub, which is an important nectar source in woodlands during the summer when woodland spring flowers have died back. Grasshopper Warblers and Stonechats breed at Dorman’s, so a few patches of bramble have been left near the car park where these birds have bred in the past.