Shelduck

Part of the Ribble Estuary National Reserve, this rare saltmarsh habitat is home to a variety of wonderful wildlife, from Pink-footed Geese and Wigeons, to Redshanks and Lapwings. Explore the path to Karen's viewpoint and watch nature's comings and goings.

Ramble through wide-open spaces, watching for Lapwings and Wheatears, as the Galloway Hills look on in the distance.

Adventures await at Conwy – a wetland wonderland where Starlings dance through the sky on winter afternoons, and orchids carpet the grassland in summer.

The clue is in the name – reedbed rules at this reserve where Bearded Tits flit, Marsh Harriers hunt and seals lounge on the mudflats.

Look out across the vast and dramatic Wash, and watch tens of thousands of birds take to the air, shimmering and whirling above the mudflats in a feathered cacophony.