A 470-hectare nature reserve located in East Yorkshire, featuring a mix of habitats including wet grasslands, reedbeds, and saltmarshes, providing a haven for a diverse range of wildlife, including birds, insects, and mammals. The reserve has a network of trails and viewpoints, offering visitors opportunities to observe and learn about the natural environment.
Kilnsea wetlands is a great place for bird watching. There is a nice hide, a short walk along the footpath from the car park. There's quite a lot of birds to watch. We saw both kinds, the ones that spend a lot of time in the water and the ones that don't. The bird watchers we met were very friendly and knowledgeable.
Amazing birds nice people and beautiful sights all round!!
Wonderful little place! Any bird could just pop in at anytime.
Great place to visit for the day with only a hand full of people around. 24/7 open toilets that was clean and useable. No parking restrictions for overnight stay over
Lovely Yorkshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve to explore. I had already been over to Spurn Point and called at this one afterwards. Has a car park for maybe up to 15 cars or so. Pleasant walk around. Dogs allowed on leads. Not overly friendly, found it a bit clicky, if you were a new face you tended to be blanked and sniffed at. There is also a listed structure, a listening dish, on this reserve called a sound mirror. I had never heard of them before. Used as an early warning device in WW1 to detect approaching zeppelins. It sits alongside a load of sunflowers, proud and distinctive on the horizon. A forerunner of radar, these listening ears were acoustic mirrors. The wetlands is a 35 hectares site, specifically designed for roosting waders. There is also a flock of - I think they are Hebridean black sheep, which YWT use for conservation grazing.
Well worth a visit good hides and plenty of parking
Good for kids
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Kilnsea wetlands is a great place for bird watching. There is a nice hide, a short walk along the footpath from the car park. There's quite a lot of birds to watch. We saw both kinds, the ones that spend a lot of time in the water and the ones that don't. The bird watchers we met were very friendly and knowledgeable.
Amazing birds nice people and beautiful sights all round!!
Wonderful little place! Any bird could just pop in at anytime.
Great place to visit for the day with only a hand full of people around. 24/7 open toilets that was clean and useable. No parking restrictions for overnight stay over
Lovely Yorkshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve to explore. I had already been over to Spurn Point and called at this one afterwards. Has a car park for maybe up to 15 cars or so. Pleasant walk around. Dogs allowed on leads. Not overly friendly, found it a bit clicky, if you were a new face you tended to be blanked and sniffed at. There is also a listed structure, a listening dish, on this reserve called a sound mirror. I had never heard of them before. Used as an early warning device in WW1 to detect approaching zeppelins. It sits alongside a load of sunflowers, proud and distinctive on the horizon. A forerunner of radar, these listening ears were acoustic mirrors. The wetlands is a 35 hectares site, specifically designed for roosting waders. There is also a flock of - I think they are Hebridean black sheep, which YWT use for conservation grazing.
Well worth a visit good hides and plenty of parking
