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Sand martins

Watch out for one of the earliest signs of spring - a swooping, buzzing sand martin. We round up some of the best places to see them around gravel pits, reservoirs and large rivers.
Nature Reserve

Besthorpe Nature Reserve

This link will open on the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust website.

Part of a major gravel extraction site; home to a variety of birds. A great example of how former industrial sites can have a new lease of life as havens for wildlife.

Event

Talk: AGM & Member's Photos

This link will open on the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust website.

Members of the Boston Area Group are meeting for their AGM and member's photos evening.

Species

Sand martin

The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.

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Local Wildlife Sites

Local Wildlife Sites are areas of land especially important for their wildlife. They are some of our most valuable wildlife areas.
Appeal

Local Wildlife Sites Appeal

Some of Cheshire’s best places for wildlife are at risk of being lost forever. We need your help us designate potential Local Wildlife Sites.

Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Nature Reserve

Martins' Meadows Nature Reserve

This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.

These three meadows are among the few flower-rich hay meadows still left in Suffolk. As they have never been fertilised, sprayed or drained, the site supports a wide range of wildflowers. To…