Short birdwatching visit · Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Tucklesholme
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Spring waders and winter wildfowl are the operator’s general highlights
- Headline birds
- Little Ringed Plover · Lapwing · Oystercatcher
- Parking
- The Station Lane car park has a height barrier and closes in the evening.
- Hides
- Two viewing screens are marked on the interpretation-board map.
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Station Lane east of the A38, near Barton-under-Needwood
Tucklesholme is a former gravel quarry being restored as a Trent Valley wetland reserve. Little Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher and Lapwing are directly named by the Trust, which describes the developing shingle and wet-grassland habitats. Follow the established tracks from the Station Lane car park and use the two viewing screens marked on the reserve’s interpretation board. This is a place to watch the restoration from the public route, leaving the wildlife areas undisturbed. The operator’s general advice favours spring waders and winter wildfowl, without giving individual visiting months for the three birds listed here.
Birds and seasons
- Little Ringed Plover · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Little Ringed Plover
- Lapwing · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Lapwing
- Oystercatcher · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Oystercatcher
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Two viewing screens are marked on the interpretation-board map.
- Paths
- Stay on the flat but rugged tracks.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The Station Lane car park has a height barrier and closes in the evening.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs on leads and stay on the tracks.
- Access notes
- The Trust describes accessible tracks and RADAR-opening kissing gates; confirm suitability for the chosen mobility aid.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Use the reserve car park just off Station Lane east of the A38, towards Walton-on-Trent. The nearest operator postcode is DE13 8EN. Parking opens at 8am and closes at 5pm October–March or 7pm April–September; follow the current signs for your departure.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Aqualate Mere National Nature Reserve · 26.1 straight-line miles
- Eastern Moors · 35.0 straight-line miles
- Budby South Forest · 40.5 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Middleton Lakes, 12.6 miles away in a straight line.
- Drakelow Nature Reserve · 1.5 miles in a straight line
- Croxall Lakes · 3.1 miles in a straight line
- Willington Wetlands · 7.6 miles in a straight line