• Site Manager`s Blog 17th June 2014
    Site manager Dave gives us another great insight into the reserve. Nature is difficult stuff sometimes. Today I had a chat with Dean, one of our assistant wardens as I got out of the car and he...
  • Introducing............................
    I love little Water Voles. I loved feeding them at the Watchpoint Hide but was devastated every time one of them was predated. Lots of things eat Water Voles, even Herons, and it got to the stage where...
  • Ditch politics
    Although we have birds such as Long-tailed Duck, Cetti’s Warbler, Short-eared Owl and White-fronted Geese around just now, it seems that Bobby the Water Vole who resides at the back of the Visitor Centre...
  • Down on the farm
    An area of farmland lies north west of Saltholme, between the reserve and Cowpen Bewley, which you can see as you drive along the A1185. Although It is always a good idea to look out of the front window...
  • Return of the Water Vole
    Last year Dean, assistant warden, installed a feeding station for Water Voles which was initially successful but as the water level at the Wildlife Watchpoint hide dropped in the dry summer they stopped...