Short birdwatching visit · Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants
Titchmarsh Nature Reserve
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Winter for wildfowl
- Headline birds
- Goosander · Wigeon · Gadwall
- Parking
- The operator-linked leaflet places the main car park off Lowick Road at Aldwincle.
- Hides
- A hard-surfaced track with kissing gates reaches one bird hide.
- Step-free
- The current operator profile says the reserve is unsuitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.
Lowick Lane, Aldwincle · NN14 3EE
Titchmarsh offers a wetland outing around Aldwincle Lake and the smaller Heronry Lake in the Nene Valley. The Trust identifies winter Goosander, Wigeon and Gadwall, while Grey Herons begin their noisy breeding activity in February. Grassland, scrub and riverside vegetation add listening opportunities beyond the open water. Use the public and reserve paths to choose a manageable route, allowing for muddy or flooded ground. A hard track reaches one hide, but the operator does not describe the whole reserve as wheelchair suitable. The car-park approach is from Aldwincle.
Birds and seasons
- Goosander · Headline bird — Winter Source for Goosander
- Wigeon · Headline bird — Winter Source for Wigeon
- Gadwall · Headline bird — Winter Source for Gadwall
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- A hard-surfaced track with kissing gates reaches one bird hide.
- Paths
- Other routes are grass paths and can be muddy or flooded.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The operator-linked leaflet places the main car park off Lowick Road at Aldwincle.
- Dogs
- Dogs must be kept on leads.
- Access notes
- The current operator profile says the reserve is unsuitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.
- Step-free access
- The current operator profile says the reserve is unsuitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.
Getting there: From Aldwincle, pass the church and take the first left onto Lowick Road; the operator’s leaflet places the car park on the left after about 250 metres. Use its route map for the reserve paths.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Ouse Fen · 24.4 straight-line miles
- Kingfishers Bridge · 33.7 straight-line miles
- Blow’s Downs · 36.7 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Grafham Water, 11.9 miles away in a straight line.
- Glapthorn Cow Pastures · 6.0 miles in a straight line
- Nene Wetlands · 8.9 miles in a straight line
- Old Sulehay Nature Reserve · 11.2 miles in a straight line