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RSPB nature reserve in Lincolnshire, England
Frampton Marsh
is a
nature reserve
in
Lincolnshire
, England. The reserve is situated on the coast of
The Wash
, some 4 miles from the town of
Boston
, between the
outfalls
of the Rivers
Welland
and
Witham
(covering an area of mature
salt marsh
known as
The Scalp
), and near the village of
Frampton
in a area known as the “Fosdyke Wash”. The majority of the reserve is managed by the
RSPB
with a small part of the saltmarsh managed by the
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
. There is a small visitor centre at the entrance to the reserve.
History
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The majority of the site was purchased by the RSPB in 1984, but it was not until 2007, when arable farmland inland of the sea bank was purchased, that the wetland creation project began.
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Fauna and flora
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Birds
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Thousands of migrating birds gather at Frampton Marsh. Species which can be regularly observed here include
pied avocet
,
common redshank
and
Eurasian curlew
. The reserve frequently sees nationally rare bird species appear, the majority of which are rare waders. These have included a
black-winged stilt
,
broad-billed sandpiper
and
Wilson's phalarope
during 2015
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and a
lesser yellowlegs
during 2014.
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The site was also the location of the first nesting attempt by a
glossy ibis
in the UK.
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