• The Tiger and the Pottinger
    Mersehead Recent Sightings 15 th – 21 st June 2019 The merse (saltmarsh) is currently brimming with colour and sound. Ragged Robin and Lesser Spearwort are in flower whilst overhead the Skylark ’s distinctive...
  • Blooming Marvellous
    Mersehead Recent Sightings 18 th – 24 th March Lesser celandine is one of the earliest wild flowers to bloom and is currently peeking out from beneath the hedgerows at Mersehead. The petals of lesser...
  • The Mersehead Soundtrack
    Mersehead Recent Sightings 19 th – 25 th November On reserve this week we have had some really interesting sightings, which have included a Green-winged teal , a Snow bunting , 6 Little egret and a...
  • Parasol
    Mersehead Recent Sightings 23 rd – 29 th July Every day this week in the early morning, there has been a grasshopper warbler singing away at the end of the woodland just before you go down the slope...
  • Wheatear Week
    Mersehead Recent Sightings 22nd - 28th April One of our earliest returning migrants, the first wheatear was reported to the Visitor Centre quite a few weeks ago. However, they have not been a regular...