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Springwatch Bugwatch at RSPB Frampton Marsh Bring the family for a scout around the reserve in search of bugs and beasties. Butterflies, ladybirds and maybe even dragonflies…get the kids out of the house and engaging with wildlife in this beautiful, natural spot. Jubilee bank holiday: June 4 and 5. 2 - 4pm. Children £2 each, accompanying adults free. Have you been watching Springwatch on TV and fancy yourself as a wildlife explorer? Looking for a fun, cheap, outdoor family activity over the Jubilee bank holiday? RSPB Frampton Marsh invites families to the reserve to
enjoy an afternoon of Fun in the Sun (we hope) exploring around the Visitor
Centre and trails in search of mini-beasts. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to point out the best spots and tell you the what, where and why of Springwatch Bugwatch. They’ll show you just how important bugs are as part of web of wildlife at Frampton Marsh. Families can also have a look around our developing wildlife garden and see how they can make their gardens great for bugs and other wildlife too. Please call the reserve on 01205 724678 for more information or to book a place on the event. For more information: Please contact Laura Harpham, Visitor and Publicity Officer, on: T: 01205 724 678 Or if unavailable, Erica Howe, Communications Officer, on: T: 01603 697595 1. RSPB Frampton Marsh Visitor’s Centre provides toilets and limited catering facilities 2. Free, high quality images to illustrate this media release are available from the RSPB. Please contact Laura Harpham for further assistance. 3. The RSPB speaks out for birds and wildlife, tackling the problems that threaten our environment. Nature is amazing – help us keep it that way. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity: England & Wales no 207076, Scotland no SC037654 4. Visit our website for information on events and other news from the reserve: www.rspb.org.uk/framptonmarsh 5. To keep up to date with all RSPB news in the Eastern Region: · Follow us on Twitter: @RSPBintheeast · ‘Like us’ on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rspbintheeast · Follow our Blog: www.rspb.org.uk/eastblog Laura Harpham Visitor & Publicity Officer RSPB Lincolnshire Wash Nature Reserves Roads Farmhouse Frampton Roads Frampton Boston Lincs PE20 1AY 01205 724678 07795616969
Baby Birds of Frampton Marsh What’s cuter than a baby bird? Lots of baby birds! At this time of year there are lots of cute, fluffy, baby birds on the reserve. Waders, ducks and geese have hatched out their young, so come and join our expert who will help you to find and identify them. Thursday 7 June 11am – 1pm Adults £4 Children £2. RSPB members half price. Booking advised. Please call 01205 724678 to book. This guided walk with one of the wardens from RSPB Frampton Marsh is sure to bring an ‘aaaah’ of the lips of anyone attending. You might see baby lapwings feeding in the mud or sheltering from the wind in the wet grassland, for which a large part of the nature reserve is managed. Lapwing, sometimes known as ‘peewit’ or ‘green plover’ are some of our most widely recognized farmland bird because of their beauty and distinctive call (which I always think sounds like 80’s computer game sound effects). Sadly lapwings have had a tough time over the last few years. It’s estimated that in the UK we have lost almost half of these beautiful birds since 1970. There are a number of reasons for this but here at Frampton Marsh we are working to create the best possible place for lapwings to live and nest in safety. This year we have had 50 nests on the reserve and we’d love for you to come along help us spot the youngsters as they venture out into the big wide world. You’ll also have a good chance of seeing some baby avocets, our emblematic birds, which when they’re young are little grey balls on fluff on long blue legs. These little cuties are up and about, feeding themselves, only an hour after hatching but the parents stay close and protect their young, sometimes getting quite fierce, until they’re big enough to look after themselves. Avocet’s certainly like the islands in our reedbed and the muddy pools in our scrapes and we’ve been working hard since the site was developed in 2009 to get this just right for them. The avocet is a real success story for the RSPB, having come back to nest on an RSPB reserve in Suffolk in 1947; the first time they nested in the UK for 100 years! Since then they’ve spread across the country and now you can see them nesting at both Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore. This event
will be great for families and people already interested in wildlife as there’s
always more to see on the reserve than time to see it! For more information: Please contact Laura Harpham, Visitor and Publicity Officer, on: T: 01205 724 678 Or if unavailable, Erica Howe, Communications Officer, on: T: 01603 697595 1. RSPB Frampton Marsh Visitor’s Centre provides toilets and limited catering facilities 2. Free, high quality images to illustrate this media release are available from the RSPB. Please contact Laura Harpham for further assistance. 3. The RSPB speaks out for birds and wildlife, tackling the problems that threaten our environment. Nature is amazing – help us keep it that way. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity: England & Wales no 207076, Scotland no SC037654 4. Visit our website for information on events and other news from the reserve: www.rspb.org.uk/framptonmarsh 5. To keep up to date with all RSPB news in the Eastern Region: · Follow us on Twitter: @RSPBintheeast · ‘Like us’ on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rspbintheeast · Follow our Blog: www.rspb.org.uk/eastblog Laura Harpham Visitor & Publicity Officer RSPB Lincolnshire Wash Nature Reserves Roads Farmhouse Frampton Roads Frampton Boston Lincs PE20 1AY 01205 724678 07795616969 |
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