The RSPB has over 200 nature reserves throughout some of the most beautiful parts of the UK and are fantastic places to see birds and other wildlife.
There are a number of different types of RSPB reserve to visit including ones suited to family days out with a wide range of facilities to quieter sites with minimal facilities but the experience of nature is truly amazing.
RSPB reserves welcome over 1.5 million visitors every year with the most visited reserve being Titchwell Marsh in Norfolk welcoming 92,000 visitors a year. The least visited reserve is Ramna Stacks and Gruney in Yell sound, Shetland, a series of steep, rocky seabird islands, totalling 11 hectares.
RSPB reserves support at least 30 per cent of the UK breeding populations of 13 species of Birds of Conservation Concern, including bittern (39%), black-tailed godwit (93%), Slavonian grebe (46%), red-necked phalarope (78%) and roseate tern (80%).
Most of the RSPB reserves are laid out with nature trails and market paths. Some reserves have trail leaflets while others have path-side display boards giving you information about the types of birds and wildlife you could expect to see.
You will also find information centres at most of the reserves and there will be members of staff and volunteers on hand to answer any queries you might have.
Many of the RSPB reserves have shops on sites where you can buy bird food, feeders, nest boxes and wildlife products, as well as books, outdoor clothing, home and garden gifts, cards and stationery. A range of binoculars and telescopes are also stocked at larger shops.
To learn more about RSPB reserves and to find one near you click here and remember entry is free to all reserves for RSPB members.
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