Short birdwatching visit · Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Fiskerton Fen
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Operator recommends April–July; headline bird seasons unstated
- Headline birds
- Corn Bunting · Yellowhammer · Linnet
- Parking
- Car parking is available at the reserve entrance.
- Hides
- The reserve has a bird hide designed in the style of a Bronze Age hut.
- Step-free
- Mostly treated path surfaces are described, but no blanket step-free assurance is published.
Fiskerton to South Ferry road, near the River Witham · LN3 4HU
Fiskerton Fen is a small restored wetland beside the River Witham, with open water, reedbed and a fringe of scrub. Its public path reaches a hide built in the style of a Bronze Age hut, linking wildlife watching with the area's archaeological interest. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust specifically names Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting and Linnet using the scrub for shelter and song posts. Their inclusion is site evidence rather than a promise of a particular day's birds. Choose a quiet watch around the water and scrub edges, keeping to the treated paths. Wet weather can make even those surfaces muddy.
Birds and seasons
- Corn Bunting · Headline bird — Season not stated by the operator Source for Corn Bunting
- Yellowhammer · Headline bird — Season not stated by the operator Source for Yellowhammer
- Linnet · Headline bird — Season not stated by the operator Source for Linnet
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- The reserve has a bird hide designed in the style of a Bronze Age hut.
- Paths
- Footpaths lead to the hide and river moorings; mostly treated surfaces may be muddy in wet weather.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Car parking is available at the reserve entrance.
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs only.
- Access notes
- Mostly treated path surfaces are described, but no blanket step-free assurance is published.
- Step-free access
- Mostly treated path surfaces are described, but no blanket step-free assurance is published.
Getting there: Approach from the south side of the Fiskerton to South Ferry road. LN3 4HU is the nearest registered-address postcode; use the reserve entrance rather than assuming the postcode marks the hide.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Tetney Marshes · 26.7 straight-line miles
- Huttoft Bank Pit · 28.3 straight-line miles
- Budby South Forest · 28.4 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Langford Lowfields, 17.6 miles away in a straight line.
- Moor Farm · 10.2 miles in a straight line
- Kirkby Moor · 10.4 miles in a straight line
- Whisby Nature Park · 11.4 miles in a straight line