a partnership between

Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
and Anglian Water

Last updated 11th July 2010

This page is for visitor's to the Nature Reserve to send in their experiences of the reserve and images.

Please share your tales with us and PLEASE let us know if you have seen something rare or interesting, or have simply witnessed any unsual behaviour amongst the wildlife. We would also love to display your more unusual images on here.

Images should be in Jpeg format, no larger than 300 kb or 500 pixels width. We regret we cannot always guarantee to use all images, but will endeavour to give examples of recent events.

Any images we use on this page will be credited to you and will not be used for any other publication or format without your prior permission.

Visitor have sent us some nice shots of recent sightings, as below:

This Kingfisher was seen by © Donald Talbott from Crake Hide

Phil Langston kindly sent in the 3-sequence images below after his visit to our Badger Watch evening. A Muntjac deer visited the area and was prompty chased off by a rather angry Badger boar!

all badger images © Phil Langston

Grass snakes have been seen quite frequently during the hot weather, and this was sent into us by © Robert Baker

above image of a Goldfinch feeding a chick sent in by © Donald Talbott

Donald also spotted this young Oyster Catcher on Lag 4 © Donald Talbott

Tawny Owl Chick:

This Tawny Owl chick was seen during June, near to Goldeneye Hide by visitor David Weyman

Little Grebe

Paul Roberts submitted the image below of a Little Grebe taken from Crake Hide during May

Water Rail

The image below was supplied by visitor Paul Roberts while visiting Waderscrape Hide on 17th May.

Please send stories of your sightings and images to: sjames@lrwt.org.uk