RSPB Frampton Marsh

Frampton Marsh is a nature reserve in Lincolnshire, England. The reserve is situated on the coast of The Wash, some 4 miles from the town of Boston, between the outfalls of the Rivers Welland and Witham (covering an area of mature salt marsh known as The Scalp), and near the village of Frampton. The majority of the reserve is managed by the RSPB with a small part of the saltmarsh managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. There is a small visitor centre at the entrance to the reserve.

RSPB Frampton Marsh
LocationFrampton, Lincolnshire, England
Coordinates52.9263°N 0.0266°E / 52.9263; 0.0266
Area172 hectares (430 acres)
Operated by
Websitewww.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/framptonmarsh/

History

The majority of the site was purchased by the RSPB in 1984, but it was not until 2007, when arable farmland inland of the sea bank was purchased, that the wetland creation project began.[1]

Fauna and flora

Birds

Thousands of migrating birds gather at Frampton Marsh. Species which can be regularly observed here include pied avocet, common redshank and curlew. The reserve frequently sees nationally rare bird species appear, the majority of which are rare waders. These have included a black-winged stilt, broad-billed sandpiper and Wilson's phalarope during 2015[2] and a lesser yellowlegs during 2014.[3] The site also the location of the first nesting attempt by a glossy ibis in the UK.[4]

References
  1. "The making of Frampton Marsh". Lincolnshire Life. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. Hudson, Nigel. "Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2015" (PDF). British Birds. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Hudson, Nigel. "Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2014" (PDF). British Birds. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. "Glossy ibis in nest attempt at Frampton Marshes". BBC News. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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