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Highly Highly beautiful. was activity borrow can You hunting. minibeast and the landscape landscape the and school holidays, such as pond dipping and and dipping pond as such holidays, school We run lots of family activities during the the during activities family of lots run We 39 different species) different 39 Family activities Family birds were brilliant (I saw saw (I brilliant were birds events. our of one joining by Marshes Rainham The food was lovely, the the lovely, was food The Discover more about the amazing wildlife at at wildlife amazing the about more Discover Events amazing. It’s Wow! Take part with us with part Take Mark Sisson (rspb-images.com) Top things to do How to get here Spring/summer Nearest town: Purfleet By train: the nearest station is Purfleet on the A busy time for nature and a c2c line from Fenchurch Street. From there, the great time for you to explore. reserve is a 15-minute walk along the riverside path, following the brown pedestrian signs. 1 Enjoy the spectacle of tumbling and calling By bus: the Ensignbus 44 between Lakeside and lapwings and redshanks displaying over Orsett Hospital, Grays, stops near the reserve the marsh. Rainham entrance on New Tank Hill Road. 2 Watch colourful dragonflies and damselflies By bike: follow the National Cycle Network skim over the pools, while butterflies and route 13. We have plenty of bike racks. bees dance around the flowers by the path. Marshes By car: off New Tank Hill Road (A1090) in Purfleet, nature reserve 3 Play in our fabulous adventure playground which is just off the A1306 between Rainham – great for the young and young at heart! and Lakeside. The A1306 is accessible from the Aveley, Wennington and Purfleet junction of the 4 Stop and listen – you may see or hear one A13 and J30/31 of the M25. of our water voles munching on plants in one of the ditches. Opening times Visitor centre and reserve, 1 November to 5 Hear the amazing cacophony of croaking 31 January: 9.30 am–4.30 pm. 1 February to marsh frogs, day and night. 31 October: 9.30 am–5 pm. Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Admission charges Autumn/winter Car park: voluntary £1 donation. The reserve is Five things not to miss free for RSPB members and residents of Havering and Thurrock. There is a charge for non-members: during the chillier months. £6 adult, £3 child, £4 student. 1 See swirling flocks of lapwings and golden plovers shimmering in the winter sky. RSPB Rainham Marshes New Tank Hill Road, Purfleet, Essex, RM19 1SZ Big views, a big sky and 2 Wrap up warm and blow the cobwebs away Tel: 01708 899840 with a bracing walk along the river. E-mail: [email protected] wonderful wildlife rspb.org.uk/rainham If you’re still and quiet you might see a flash 3 The RSPB is the country’s largest nature conservation of blue as a kingfisher whizzes by. charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home. 4 In winter, watch for peregrines diving steeply We are very grateful to all the kind funders that help A welcoming Buggy, Enjoy the as they try to catch wading birds and ducks. keep Rainham Marshes a special place for nature. wilderness wheelchair views The RSPB is a registered charity in England & Wales 207076, 5 Warm up with a cuppa and a piece of in Scotland SC037654. Front cover: Rainham reserve centre by that’s full of and toddler with coffee home-made cake in our café. David Norton (rspb-images.com) 860-1810-17-18 wildlife accessible and cake Howard Vaughan Howard Rainham Finding your way around Circular route Woodland Riverside If you have a couple of hours, our 2.4-mile (3.8-km) circular walk walk walk A wasp spider weaving. will take you around the reserve This half-mile (0.8-km) trail will A 1.5-mile (2.4-km) walk starting passing hides and lots of wildlife. take you through the woodland at the visitor centre and ending Barry Jackson area, and back to the visitor up by the River Thames. Make This is a lovely walk through the centre. Allow yourself at least sure you allow yourself an hour. reserve that gets you close half an hour. to the birds, mammals, minibeasts There is a brilliant view over the and plants that the reserve has Keep an eye on the trees; they’re River Thames on this walk and you to offer. great places to spot birds such as should also see lots of wildlife. blackcaps and kestrels. Stop at the hides and viewing places All routes are suitable for along the way and keep a lookout The old cordite store has become pushchairs and wheelchairs. for lapwings, lots of different types a haven for minibeasts, such as The good paths and boardwalks of ducks as well as water voles, butterflies, shield bugs and mean the reserve is a good place bearded tits, and dragonflies and spiders, but is also good for birds to walk at all times of year. butterflies in summer. – what will you see? Listen for a lapwing calling “peewit”. c2c and Eurostar lines Ken Barrett hide Northern boardwalk Woodland Discovery Zone In late summer, look closely in the grass In autumn and by the Circular route winter, check the Aveley for the stunning channels through pools striped wasp spider. Shooting the reedbeds for butts hide elusive water rails. Cordite store Butts scrape Throughout the Target year, listen for the pools explosive call of Cetti’s warblers along the Woodland walk. Look for breeding wading birds, such as lapwings and their cute chicks, in spring and early summer. Purfleet scrape Reedbed Discovery Zone Purfleet hide Wildlife garden Listen closely for munching coming from the reeds on the Circular route – it Veolia Mardyke Shooting butts might be a water vole! Giant play bridge anthill Marshland Discovery Dragonfly pool Zone and hide rs lke wa og d d an Turnstile exit only lists cyc Southend ans, estri Enjoy the ped am to P /7 to hames panoramic view ainh urflee en 24 er T Map © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. licence 100021787. RSPB copyright. Map © Crown R t permissive riverside path – op Riv from the Riverside WW1 gunning placement walk, over the London River Thames and the reserve.
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