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All hides except Gill's Lookout are accessible to everyone today, including with mobility scooters. Water levels are continuing to drop. Lady Fen trails are now closed until after breeding season, but great views from cafe veranda. All roads including A1101 Welney Wash Road are open. 

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Out on the reserve today

Lady Fen
Crane - 3 (early morning)

Main observatory
Little ringed plover - 4
Common tern - 2
Snipe
Little egret - 3
Avocet - 4
Black-tailed godwit
House martins

Insects:
Banded demoiselle - North pond dipping station
Azure damselfly
Blue-tailed damselfly
Brown hawker dragonfly
Common darter dragonfly
Peacock butterfly
Meadow brown butterfly
Small tortoiseshell butterfly
Red admiral butterfly
Gatekeeper butterfly

Plants:
Flowing rush
Valerian
Marsh woundwort
Purple loosestrife
Meadow-rue
Meadowsweet

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