Hauxley Nature Reserve
With superb views down the coast and good access for wheelchair users, Hauxley is a great all round spot for bird-watching. There is a reception hide and four other bird hides dotted around the various pools at the reserve, including the ‘tern hide' from which you can watch common and arctic terns on a summer afternoon. Oystercatchers are frequently seen picking through the wetland, and lapwings are also present. Otters are often seen in the pools and the woodland and grassland around the site is an excellent place to spot tree sparrows.
Highlights: Comm & Arctic terns, oystercatchers, lapwings, otters.
Location: Near Amble, Northumberland
Grid reference: NU285023
Access: There is Wheelchairaccess to the reception hide which is heated and staffed. Open all year dawn-dusk. Reception hide open from 10am daily, closed 3pm winter, 5pm summer.
Admission is free
Run by the Northumberland Wildlife Trust
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Unfortunately Hauxley reception hide was destroyed by fire on 28 June 2010. The rest of the hides are open as usual. There is an appeal for money to help with the building of a new improved visitor centre www.nwt.org.uk/index.php?section=helping:campaigns
Posted by: Sue | 22 Jul 2010 12:22:31